Gene Kelly was never as good as Fred Astaire, but he was better than everyone else in the world. Fred did the same steps as Gene but he did them easier and more relaxed. There will never be another Fred Astaire but we could see a Gene Kelly again.
@onebaud1 They were 2 different styles of dancing. Fred was balletic, Gene was athletic. Gene's taps were harder while Fred floated. They both broke new ground in the way dancing was done & photographed in the movies. Fred was the first to barter into his contract the right to artistic control of his dances & insisted the dancers were photographed in full body. (Before that a lot of dances were filmed with the face & feet in 2 seperate shots.)
@debro52 Gene came up with the idea of going on location in "On The Town", and it was a huge success. He also included very difficult stunts in his dances. (which he usually did himself...before the studio heads found out about it.) He also negoiated the right to have a say in camera angles, lighting, and other acpects of the photographing of the dancers. He produced, directed & wrote some of his work . Both men contributed greatly to the art of dance in cinema.
@onebaud1 In favor of being more objective I would say that they were both equally talented and both had their strengths and weaknesses...both big names today. But in all honesty, Fred does nothing for me when I watch him dance. Yes he is graceful, and all but he is just an old version of what we have today. Gene had this quality about him in his singing, dancing, and acting that just stays with you. Just my own personal opinion though....not knocking you or any other Fred fans.
BABBITT: A narrow-minded, self-satisfied person with an unthinking attachment to middle-class values and materialism a BROMIDE:A commonplace remark or notion; a platitude, A tiresome person; a bore. Makes the whole conversation and piece so much more comical.
Qué clase de Bailarines, los mejores del mundo. GENE KELLY y FRED ASTAIRE, que agradable es habernos deleitado en nuestra época con tanto talento, siguen vigentes después de tantos años, Buen gusto en todo, después de ellos solamente Michael Jackson.
@caljustcal There's no need to become indignant here. I still disagree with your previous statement regardless if your reference is from a teacher who has done her dissertation on this very subject! This very point is corroborated by Kelly himself in his personal interviews. Kelly realized his limitations and elected NOT to be like Astaire but focus on a different American dance form.The two were friends and even collaborated. That's why I stated it was a ridiculous notion & I stand by it!
I saw this movie with this part this morning and I counldnt help but be in absolute awe I really adore these two fine gemtlemen, their talent is without say the greatest of all times.
I can't believe that no one at MGM saw the potential cash cow in a big, splashy full length feature with these two together!
Maybe they didn't want to work together? I know that Gene Kelly had a reputation for being a really hard core perfectionist and Astaire really didn't want to put up with 97 takes?
@archer1949 Fred Astaire was also a notorious perfectionist and extremely detail-oriented. Maybe that would have made it difficult? Still, I can't believe this is the only time they danced together...seems like such a waste of two colossal talents.
I'm baffeled that this is the ONLY time they danced together! I mean come one....Gene Kelly did like 3 movies with Frank Sinatra whom we all know can't dance (but is a wonderful singer) and only did this short piece with Fred?? MGM you made a mistake in not partnering these two men together
@marus815 Although I agree, I also read that there was in fact a reason...They were best friends and such, it was not bad blood so to speak..But sadly Mr. Astaire died before they could do any more...I love them both, but you have to realize..Fred Astaire was a few years older then Gene Kelly.
*mouth drops open* U believe Fred Astaire can't DANCE??? :/ I mean, of course, you're entitled to your good opinion, heheh, but I always thought he was amazing. :D
@elliestar88 They did dance together one more time in a documentary motion picture called 'Thats Entertainment Part 2' which they presented together in 1976, more than 30 years later.
@cdmartinus oh yea i forgot about that, but I think they should have actually co-stared in a film together not just random dances in clips of a movies. makes me sad
@elliestar88 Gene and Fred danced together twice in their careers, once in 1945 in the movie Ziegfeld Follies and then again in the 1976 movie That’s Entertainment II. For the dance sequence in Ziegfeld Follies, the director chose a Gershwin number titled The Babbit and the Bromide, to display their talents.
You forget that MGM was running a business and they got the most bang for their buck by casting Kelly and Astaire in different movies. No decision in Hollywood has ever been made based on anything but profit.
@elliestar88 Well they did dance once more together. That was in the film That's Entertainment II in 1976. But I do wish they had danced together more times during their prime.
@elliestar88 Gene taught Frank Sinatra to dance when they were making "Anchors Aweigh". I would love to see a movie with both of these song & dance men in it, but they never made one. The studio could make plenty of money having them in seperate movies, but I don't know why they didn't let the guys make one together. Our Loss.
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire have been such an inspiration to me since I started dancing. By far the most amazing dancers that ever graced their presence on this earth.
So many kids my age would see this and say "that's so gay" or something extremely ignorant along those lines. It's hard to find people who can appreciate the amazing work that people like Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, or anyone with that caliber of talent did. Especially around my age, 18 year olds have no idea what real talent is.
Last night i had a dream that I and my best friend performed this dance perfectly and put on fake moustaches as we turned round and when we got an applaud and Cowell etc said YES, we denied them just to spite the crap taste in talent in todays television and of course Simon the devil Cowell. True story! What a pair of legends btw..
These two legends together...!!! It is fabulous! No wonder Michael J. looked up to Fred Astaire.(was his idol along with James Brown). And Fred called Michael up after his Motown 25 TV debut as a solo artist...to congratulate him! After which he and Gene went over to visit MJ...!!! The tradition continued...
@ddchil41 now that would've been awesome man. To be in that room with those three. Kelly, Astaire and Jackson. all that talent in one room would give me chills.
definitivamente los mejores pues "los papas de los helados" despues de ellos lo demas se veran principiantes siempre...repito definitivamente LOS PAPAS DE LOS HELADOS
Both Gene Kelly and Bob Fosse looked up to Fred Astaire as their idol. Fred on the other hand, praised both men for their talents. Fred originated many of the dance styles and steps that both Gene and Fosse used throughout their careers. Both Gene and Bob would add their own genius to the art of dance. All three of these men were superb dancers and choreographers. You have seen Fosse dance, right? He was great, but of course, Gene and Fred were the best.. Both were equally great.
@mdshullaw52 I really admire Fred Astaire BUT he did not originate this tap style but did show case his smooth style on the film dance genre. Kelly always said that he could NEVER be like Astaire by dancing in top hat /tails. Kelly was more athletic, wanted to incorporate modern dance & ballet as style. Ballroom dancing was not his thing! The Nicholas Bros, Bojangles Robinson were top acts too! In fact, Astaire conceded that the Nicholas Bros "Stormy Weather" dance was the best he had seen!
dude i use to listen to this everyday Hello How are you How's the folks whats new I'm great thats good haha knock wood well well thats life what do you know How's the wive gotta fly tata olive oil goodbye
just so tired of today's tv shows and persona's. it is a breath of fresh air to see that there still are people out there who appreciate real talent. even if they are only a hand full, and generally from other countries. one girl i know actually said once: who is your idol? i said Frank Sinatra. her answer was: is he a hip hop singer?
@RiddlerG3 me too:)!!! Im a teen and I eel like I'm the only one who LOVES these kind of things in my ENTIRE school... :( ;)))))) ahh well. At least I'll die knowing I got to enjoy something special.
@RiddlerG3 Haha LMAO! Cant believe someone from my generation would answer like that! I love being 18 and interested in the old sutff that has TALENT written all over it! :)
@RiddlerG3 That'a what I love about You Tube. You find out, there is a lot of people out there who go for the same things than you, and you can share things like this with people who will really appreciate them.
Man they're amazing ! My heart belongs to Gene but I admire Astaire a lot of course (how could it be otherwise ?) and watching them both, dancing together, is a wonder.
Really good! I started tap dancing classes and I appreciate that kind of talent even more. Do you know those tap shoes are very slipery on a wooden floor?
Those two are my all time favorite! Thanks for this movie :-)
Hello! How are you? Hows the folks? Whats new? I'm great! Thats good! Ha Ha!! knock wood! well, well! thats life! What do ya know! Hows the wife? Gotta run/fly! oh my! Ta Ta, olive oil, goodbye!!
Ahh, old-school goodness... Back in those days, musicals had higher quality than childish songs with catastrophical acting and really, really bad singing. It's just amazing what mutated radioactive crap suitable for 6-year-olds people are able to buy from Disney... They just don't make 'em like that anymore.
They just don't make movies like this anymore. It's sad really. Nowadays people call this gay and stupid. Those people are missing out. I thank my mom everyday for having me watch all these old musicals. I'd rather watch an old time Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire movie than watch a movie that the biggest thing about it is that some actress is naked having sex.
There's a version of this done with Fred and his sister Adele. I think it is around 1926, somewhere in that time frame, it was recorded, but there was no video or move of it.
@dominikhimself Astaire took over a leadrole from Kelly when Kelly broke his ankle ,got Astaire back out of retirement. It,s easter parade. Kelly could only watch then .
I love this number. Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire singing and dancing together. It doesn't get any better than that. Fred and Gene were life-long friends.
I don't think such awesome men as these two could ever be enemies. I see them more as drinking buddies laughing over mishaps, and lamenting broken tap shoes. Their friendship certainly shines through in this clip. I think this was they only one they ever did together
On the "American Masters" special about Gene Kelly, they note the differences as Kelly was lower to the ground while Astaire would love gliding about. A great line: "You gave your heart to Fred Astaire but you saved your body for Gene Kelly" as Kelly would really work hard with others while Astaire was more on his own. Still, a unique mix to put together.
great post- but how can you fully post a copyrighted video with the full knowledge that you are breaking copyright law while simultaneously commenting that you do not have the "intention" of breaking copyright laws? it would be more logical and effective, given that you were caught, to say that you didn't know about copyright, rather than to say before hand that you don't intend to break laws that you are fully concious that you do. not that i give a fig about copyright though....
@Vanzetti1936 Gotta love non-creative non-artistic garbage-head geeks who sink themselves in an abyss of legal-babble, who would rather the art of Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire die, and also deprive the youth of America of the experience of a Gene Kelly dance routine, thus killing the craft, than stoop to bending a few rules. Go back to your computer, egg-head!!!
@Vanzetti1936 Gotta love non-creative non-artistic garbage-head geeks who sink themselves in an abyss of legal-babble, who would rather the art of Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire die, and also deprive the youth of America of the experience of a Gene Kelly dance routine, thus killing the craft, than stoop to bending a few rules. Go back to your computer, egg-head!!!
I love Technicolor.
MattTheSaiyan 1 day ago
That they rehearsed this for just two weeks is astounding, I couldn't to do this in two years.
ScarletHarlotry 1 week ago in playlist Favorite videos 2
Gene Kelly was never as good as Fred Astaire, but he was better than everyone else in the world. Fred did the same steps as Gene but he did them easier and more relaxed. There will never be another Fred Astaire but we could see a Gene Kelly again.
onebaud1 3 weeks ago 2
@onebaud1 They were 2 different styles of dancing. Fred was balletic, Gene was athletic. Gene's taps were harder while Fred floated. They both broke new ground in the way dancing was done & photographed in the movies. Fred was the first to barter into his contract the right to artistic control of his dances & insisted the dancers were photographed in full body. (Before that a lot of dances were filmed with the face & feet in 2 seperate shots.)
debro52 2 weeks ago
@debro52 Gene came up with the idea of going on location in "On The Town", and it was a huge success. He also included very difficult stunts in his dances. (which he usually did himself...before the studio heads found out about it.) He also negoiated the right to have a say in camera angles, lighting, and other acpects of the photographing of the dancers. He produced, directed & wrote some of his work . Both men contributed greatly to the art of dance in cinema.
debro52 2 weeks ago
@onebaud1 In favor of being more objective I would say that they were both equally talented and both had their strengths and weaknesses...both big names today. But in all honesty, Fred does nothing for me when I watch him dance. Yes he is graceful, and all but he is just an old version of what we have today. Gene had this quality about him in his singing, dancing, and acting that just stays with you. Just my own personal opinion though....not knocking you or any other Fred fans.
danielle314h13 4 days ago
One of life's greatest gifts was allowing these two men to be alive in the same era.
TheSmilingWolf 3 weeks ago 7
i think them dancing together holding hands was sexy and erotic
whiskers1965 1 month ago
BABBITT: A narrow-minded, self-satisfied person with an unthinking attachment to middle-class values and materialism a BROMIDE:A commonplace remark or notion; a platitude, A tiresome person; a bore. Makes the whole conversation and piece so much more comical.
GhislaineMckenzie 1 month ago 2
@GhislaineMckenzie
Thanks for that.
peeeesh 3 weeks ago
I don't know which to watch?!?!?
aleatha16 1 month ago
gene and fred were the best!! they both could sing, act, dance, were funny!! i wish there was more talent like that now a days!!
jedispaz2002 1 month ago 4
Qué clase de Bailarines, los mejores del mundo. GENE KELLY y FRED ASTAIRE, que agradable es habernos deleitado en nuestra época con tanto talento, siguen vigentes después de tantos años, Buen gusto en todo, después de ellos solamente Michael Jackson.
MrAnidez 1 month ago
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Oh and your welcome :)
firespiter1 1 month ago
"Are you not Rita Hayworth" "No I'm not.. Ginger!" it's the coolest thing ever!
000SeeEmilyPlay000 1 month ago 3
Family Guy brought me here just now.
FluffMaster101 1 month ago
white guy work song.
dmack5586 1 month ago 19
@dmack5586
Lol, good episode with Cleveland, right? I liked when the Simpsons appeared.
bcta302 1 month ago
These two just make me want to learn how to dance sooo bad!!!
malachaisaac 2 months ago
even their taps were different - Fred was light and delicate and Gene was loud and distinct.
msmvnj 2 months ago
can't get any better then these 2 awsome dancers/singers/actors!!! both are amazing!!
jedispaz2002 2 months ago
Omg they are so so amazing!!! THIS IS TRUE TALENT!! Wish we had people with true talent talent nowadays!!
LOVxxE 2 months ago
It seems like Fred Astaire did all the choreography for this. Lol.
TheCaliforniaChild 2 months ago
I just love watching these old dance scenes, it's so much better than what we have today.
malachaisaac 2 months ago
i love how the lighter sound of freds taps and the deeper sound of genes taps harmonize so nicely.
mhss0001 2 months ago
gene and fred, 2 HUGE talented guys!!!
jedispaz2002 3 months ago
Now that is my kinda heaven!!! :D
AphroditesBitch 3 months ago
this is so badass comments with only Likes and only 5dislikes for the clip
MultiFroggies 3 months ago
gene kelly is way better than fred astare....im a Huge gene kelly fan, sorry guys!
Kiwi2354 3 months ago
@Kiwi2354 Sorry but fred started before kelly did, Gene learned the steps from Fred :P hahahaah
VinceTheInstructer50 3 months ago
@VinceTheInstructer50 oh well, i still like Gene's dancing
Kiwi2354 3 months ago
5:34 of course Fred WOULD be the girl.
digidirigible 3 months ago
@digidirigible Well lets be honest, Fred was more graceful then Gene. That's a fact. I have no problem with that.
smjfrank89 3 months ago in playlist Fred Astaire
AWSOME! what could be better then gene kelly and fred astaire dancing a duet? NOTHING!!!! pure awsomeness!!
jedispaz2002 3 months ago
Gene is hot with or without any kind of facial hair
kvic2011 4 months ago
Simplesmente sensasional..... sou fã desses feras...
luanarapha 4 months ago
Guiño a quien conozca a Les Luthiers: cuando cambian de traje y se agregan bigotes, parecen Jorge Maronna (Astaire) y Daniel Rabinovich (Kelly)
correoliveiracorre 4 months ago 3
@correoliveiracorre jajajajajaja son una ídola!!
Y me hiciste acordar que tengo que subir la zamba "añoralgias" cantada con lo chalcaleros...
cuando la facu me de un respiro,la subo como corresponde
marus815 4 months ago
two hero's of the dance
correoliveiracorre 4 months ago 3
They are PERFECT together.
BrokenEtoile 4 months ago
@caljustcal There's no need to become indignant here. I still disagree with your previous statement regardless if your reference is from a teacher who has done her dissertation on this very subject! This very point is corroborated by Kelly himself in his personal interviews. Kelly realized his limitations and elected NOT to be like Astaire but focus on a different American dance form.The two were friends and even collaborated. That's why I stated it was a ridiculous notion & I stand by it!
hellasexy22 4 months ago
I have watched this so many times!I can't get enough of it!They're brilliant!
yay1234567100 4 months ago
Well, thats it... itll likely never be done again in our lifetime.
Enjoy :)
astclair 4 months ago
that last shot at the end is just priceless
sirArchitect 5 months ago
@sirArchitect True that; I love the last too!
hellasexy22 4 months ago
I saw this movie with this part this morning and I counldnt help but be in absolute awe I really adore these two fine gemtlemen, their talent is without say the greatest of all times.
sirArchitect 5 months ago
I'm not sure...but I think...I think I just had an orgasm
tDarKnight 5 months ago 5
I can't believe that no one at MGM saw the potential cash cow in a big, splashy full length feature with these two together!
Maybe they didn't want to work together? I know that Gene Kelly had a reputation for being a really hard core perfectionist and Astaire really didn't want to put up with 97 takes?
archer1949 5 months ago
@archer1949 Fred Astaire was also a notorious perfectionist and extremely detail-oriented. Maybe that would have made it difficult? Still, I can't believe this is the only time they danced together...seems like such a waste of two colossal talents.
pippacrawford 5 months ago
I'm baffeled that this is the ONLY time they danced together! I mean come one....Gene Kelly did like 3 movies with Frank Sinatra whom we all know can't dance (but is a wonderful singer) and only did this short piece with Fred?? MGM you made a mistake in not partnering these two men together
elliestar88 5 months ago 48
@elliestar88 I agree completely.... WASTE OF TALENT
marus815 5 months ago 17
@marus815 Although I agree, I also read that there was in fact a reason...They were best friends and such, it was not bad blood so to speak..But sadly Mr. Astaire died before they could do any more...I love them both, but you have to realize..Fred Astaire was a few years older then Gene Kelly.
CromwellxChapters 1 month ago 3
@CromwellxChapters fourteen years older to be exact!
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mickmeggie 5 months ago
*mouth drops open* U believe Fred Astaire can't DANCE??? :/ I mean, of course, you're entitled to your good opinion, heheh, but I always thought he was amazing. :D
mickmeggie 5 months ago
@mickmeggie no i was saying that Frank Sinatra can't dance lol I love Fred I KNOW he can dance....he's one of my dance idols
elliestar88 5 months ago
@elliestar88 They did dance together one more time in a documentary motion picture called 'Thats Entertainment Part 2' which they presented together in 1976, more than 30 years later.
cdmartinus 5 months ago
@cdmartinus oh yea i forgot about that, but I think they should have actually co-stared in a film together not just random dances in clips of a movies. makes me sad
elliestar88 5 months ago
@elliestar88 Gene and Fred danced together twice in their careers, once in 1945 in the movie Ziegfeld Follies and then again in the 1976 movie That’s Entertainment II. For the dance sequence in Ziegfeld Follies, the director chose a Gershwin number titled The Babbit and the Bromide, to display their talents.
SteelyDug1 5 months ago
@elliestar88
You forget that MGM was running a business and they got the most bang for their buck by casting Kelly and Astaire in different movies. No decision in Hollywood has ever been made based on anything but profit.
CaneFu 3 months ago
@elliestar88 Well they did dance once more together. That was in the film That's Entertainment II in 1976. But I do wish they had danced together more times during their prime.
doggy5 2 months ago
@elliestar88 Gene taught Frank Sinatra to dance when they were making "Anchors Aweigh". I would love to see a movie with both of these song & dance men in it, but they never made one. The studio could make plenty of money having them in seperate movies, but I don't know why they didn't let the guys make one together. Our Loss.
debro52 2 weeks ago
@elliestar88 well technically they did work together again in That's Entertainment II but does that really count?
Tahkaullus01 1 week ago
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire have been such an inspiration to me since I started dancing. By far the most amazing dancers that ever graced their presence on this earth.
So many kids my age would see this and say "that's so gay" or something extremely ignorant along those lines. It's hard to find people who can appreciate the amazing work that people like Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, or anyone with that caliber of talent did. Especially around my age, 18 year olds have no idea what real talent is.
MsAngelinaMarie 5 months ago
This is like Django Reinhardt and Bireli Lagrene getting together.
KooGuitar 6 months ago
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hadassah179 6 months ago
simply magical!!!!!!
JasonMTking 6 months ago
that last moment when they both smile at the camera at the end, that for me symbolizes the two best dancers the world has ever seen.
MultiMar16 6 months ago
I would give anything to dance with gene just once!!! <3
PtoArchAngel93 6 months ago 2
i want to dance with them two even though im rubbish but you know....
theawesomegleek 6 months ago
nie do wiary!
utopia0987 6 months ago
How can someone not like this??
yay1234567100 6 months ago
lol:
"sorry i can't place you, what kind of business are you in"
"oh well, i-i dance!"
"at home for the folks? picnics? that kind of thing?"
lol :)
PurrLisse 6 months ago
Last night i had a dream that I and my best friend performed this dance perfectly and put on fake moustaches as we turned round and when we got an applaud and Cowell etc said YES, we denied them just to spite the crap taste in talent in todays television and of course Simon the devil Cowell. True story! What a pair of legends btw..
dcs93 7 months ago 11
@dcs93 Sounds like an awesome dream!!!
marus815 7 months ago 4
Astaire: You're not Rita Hayworth!
Kelly: No I'm not, Ginger!
josiah566 7 months ago 3
It is such a gift having had these two people in the world. They can never be praised enough.
I know Fred Astaire never set out to make art, but never the less that's what happened. Prue art!
ImBringing30Back 7 months ago
I want to thumb this up countless times!
TooManyOnes 7 months ago
Espectaculares los dos.
anasur2000 7 months ago
After this...tears of joy!!
ORE8 7 months ago
This is too short./ minutes are just not long enough.I can watch this one number for hours.I love them so much!
yay1234567100 7 months ago
LOLL
poissonCHA1 7 months ago
Perfeitos!!! como gosto de assistir estes dois. \o/
Luluth100 7 months ago
this made me lol several times
yared94 8 months ago
Wow brilliant.I just really admire Fred Astaire,he was both a great dancer and singer and very modest about it,which makes it even better!
OldNoir 8 months ago
This is unbelievable.. I would love to have been one of these two doin this dance..
dcs93 8 months ago 3
Really nice. That Astair, who is 50+ can still do the jazz steps is wonderful.
zaxtube 8 months ago
"olive oil" :)
jayesdaouisi 8 months ago
@jayesdaouisi LOL
OldNoir 5 months ago
"you're not Rita Hayworth!"
"no I'm not... Ginger"
lashermanasde 8 months ago 18
bravo
steezefairy 9 months ago
Gene Kelly is so insanely handsome!!!
lynseypdxda 9 months ago 5
Un
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Able
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cuttock 9 months ago
things like this really make me think It's good to be alive : ) <3
lesshairagain 9 months ago
Two guys, no matter how talented, couldn't do this today without being called "fag"
zolluuu 9 months ago
<3
ilovethebooktwilight 9 months ago
I love... Love... Love... Forever !!!!
WilliamJamesSidis1 10 months ago 2
These two legends together...!!! It is fabulous! No wonder Michael J. looked up to Fred Astaire.(was his idol along with James Brown). And Fred called Michael up after his Motown 25 TV debut as a solo artist...to congratulate him! After which he and Gene went over to visit MJ...!!! The tradition continued...
ddchil41 10 months ago 4
@ddchil41 now that would've been awesome man. To be in that room with those three. Kelly, Astaire and Jackson. all that talent in one room would give me chills.
jerbojones 10 months ago
definitivamente los mejores pues "los papas de los helados" despues de ellos lo demas se veran principiantes siempre...repito definitivamente LOS PAPAS DE LOS HELADOS
fadelchi 10 months ago
let's adlib a little somthin together then, whip it up right here on the spot
like the routine we've been practicin for weeks
aaaaahhhhh :D
Man I love these guys
LaughingMan86U 11 months ago
I miss these days, when people actually had to have talent to be famous. Two of my favourite people that've ever lived, here.
g0sh0rty 11 months ago 3
nice to see the entire clip..only have see a shorter version form "thats entertainment"
honey21usa 11 months ago
Both Gene Kelly and Bob Fosse looked up to Fred Astaire as their idol. Fred on the other hand, praised both men for their talents. Fred originated many of the dance styles and steps that both Gene and Fosse used throughout their careers. Both Gene and Bob would add their own genius to the art of dance. All three of these men were superb dancers and choreographers. You have seen Fosse dance, right? He was great, but of course, Gene and Fred were the best.. Both were equally great.
mdshullaw52 11 months ago 2
@mdshullaw52 I really admire Fred Astaire BUT he did not originate this tap style but did show case his smooth style on the film dance genre. Kelly always said that he could NEVER be like Astaire by dancing in top hat /tails. Kelly was more athletic, wanted to incorporate modern dance & ballet as style. Ballroom dancing was not his thing! The Nicholas Bros, Bojangles Robinson were top acts too! In fact, Astaire conceded that the Nicholas Bros "Stormy Weather" dance was the best he had seen!
hellasexy22 4 months ago
When I die, I want to go out peacefully, sitting in front of a giant screen playing this video (Soylent Green style).
TheSoundOfHush 11 months ago
Why does Gene Kelly say "olive oil"?? It has always puzzled me.
jdfann 11 months ago
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utubenotebanco 2 months ago
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he said "au revoir", which means "goodbye" in french.
he didn't say "olive oil", even though he sounds like he did, for we can say that gene kelly couldn't pronounce french right.
utubenotebanco 2 months ago
5 people have no rhythm.
AleeshaWeesha 11 months ago
this is frickin quality! these 2 are amazing!
TheG0ldstandard 11 months ago
talkindurinthemovie 11 months ago
the two greatest dancers in film history...true story
karekarekid1 11 months ago
Two of Michael Jackson's inspirations and idols! Thanks for sharing!
MJislove777 11 months ago
Dueling Tap-Shoes
dollors1 11 months ago
just so tired of today's tv shows and persona's. it is a breath of fresh air to see that there still are people out there who appreciate real talent. even if they are only a hand full, and generally from other countries. one girl i know actually said once: who is your idol? i said Frank Sinatra. her answer was: is he a hip hop singer?
RiddlerG3 11 months ago 71
@RiddlerG3
OMG!!She asked that!?
If it had been me I dont how I would have readted.How can some poeple dont know Frank Sinatra!?
marus815 11 months ago 21
@marus815 some people just don't for them eminem and 50 cent are the 2 greatest talents that ever walked the Earth
RiddlerG3 11 months ago
@marus815 I know how I would have reacted. *SLAP*
Dragonrose36 10 months ago
@RiddlerG3 me too:)!!! Im a teen and I eel like I'm the only one who LOVES these kind of things in my ENTIRE school... :( ;)))))) ahh well. At least I'll die knowing I got to enjoy something special.
mscinematic40 11 months ago
@RiddlerG3; Surely you jest...
o.o;
Atleast... I hope.
P5eudonym 11 months ago
@RiddlerG3 Haha LMAO! Cant believe someone from my generation would answer like that! I love being 18 and interested in the old sutff that has TALENT written all over it! :)
MidgetBuddie 10 months ago
@RiddlerG3 That'a what I love about You Tube. You find out, there is a lot of people out there who go for the same things than you, and you can share things like this with people who will really appreciate them.
NatureFillsMe 6 months ago
omg, i wanna bring this back! maybe with animation or something...
GR4C3W 1 year ago
It's so funny how the statue in the backround is changing too!
LiNBBh 1 year ago
Man they're amazing ! My heart belongs to Gene but I admire Astaire a lot of course (how could it be otherwise ?) and watching them both, dancing together, is a wonder.
BrianLuvzJustin 1 year ago 4
i love it
LACE17 1 year ago
Where can you buy this film
NatwaggyP 1 year ago
Just lovely.
frankjuuh 1 year ago
I love this clip! :) Two great dabcers! What film was this from? I would really love to see the rest :)
MidgetBuddie 1 year ago
Really good! I started tap dancing classes and I appreciate that kind of talent even more. Do you know those tap shoes are very slipery on a wooden floor?
Those two are my all time favorite! Thanks for this movie :-)
fillon1 1 year ago
I may be an atheist but the idea that those two guys might be dancing in heaven pleases me greatly.
tybeas 1 year ago
Hello! How are you? Hows the folks? Whats new? I'm great! Thats good! Ha Ha!! knock wood! well, well! thats life! What do ya know! Hows the wife? Gotta run/fly! oh my! Ta Ta, olive oil, goodbye!!
heyheymister 1 year ago 2
Screw Lady Gaga, Timberlake and Simon Cowell: THIS IS REAL TALENT!!
CharlieCollyer 1 year ago 7
@CharlieCollyer Amen!
chilvari 1 year ago
gene kellys little wave at 6:14 makes me smile so much!
omfgitsjessielike 1 year ago 2
Ahh, old-school goodness... Back in those days, musicals had higher quality than childish songs with catastrophical acting and really, really bad singing. It's just amazing what mutated radioactive crap suitable for 6-year-olds people are able to buy from Disney... They just don't make 'em like that anymore.
Balkanbasher96 1 year ago 2
Incredible dancing. Two of the greatest.
classicsfan10 1 year ago
They just don't make movies like this anymore. It's sad really. Nowadays people call this gay and stupid. Those people are missing out. I thank my mom everyday for having me watch all these old musicals. I'd rather watch an old time Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire movie than watch a movie that the biggest thing about it is that some actress is naked having sex.
billandgeorgsgirl 1 year ago 3
Fantasticos...Geniales...como me hacian disfrutar y me hacen ...disfrutar cada vez que les veo ..Gozar con la Musica...Geniales, esto eran Musicales.
cibergenios 1 year ago 6
@cibergenios
Me alegra que lo hayas disfrutado!!!
marus815 11 months ago 3
Can you upload the Judy Garland number? :D I'd be very glad!
PilarCanto 1 year ago 2
@PilarCanto
Unfortunately,this is the only number form the film I got.
Sorry!!!
marus815 1 year ago
this makes me feel REEALLLYY GOOD. =)
bright3yes187 1 year ago
There's a version of this done with Fred and his sister Adele. I think it is around 1926, somewhere in that time frame, it was recorded, but there was no video or move of it.
tmax45R 1 year ago
@tmax45R
where can you find that? I'd love to see them together ^.^
toriloveSubarukun 11 months ago
I LOVE this movie.
Gene Kelly totally makes me melt.
And these two *together?*
Dont even get me startedddd.... <3
westsidestory97 1 year ago 4
Is this the only time Astaire and Kelly dance and act together?
dominikhimself 1 year ago 2
@dominikhimself I think so, but I'm pretty sure they've been doing things together in like talk shows maybe
JustJessieNYC123 1 year ago
@dominikhimself
Sadly,yes
marus815 1 year ago 17
@marus815 They did a little in one of the "That's Entertainment!" movies.
DrWhiggs 1 year ago
@dominikhimself Astaire took over a leadrole from Kelly when Kelly broke his ankle ,got Astaire back out of retirement. It,s easter parade. Kelly could only watch then .
Choefoe 1 year ago
@dominikhimself
they danced one more time, together, in 1976 in "That's Entertainment II" they were older, but it's great to see anyway !! :D
dexconhecid27 1 year ago
@dominikhimself They did get together and dance/act in That's Entertainment II. Not quite in the zeal of this number, but it was still fun to see! :)
romantic2543 9 months ago
@dominikhimself
In That`s Entertainment 2 they narrarate and do a couple of numbers together.
ReapersB 9 months ago
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ReapersB 9 months ago
Amazing!
Every time they bumped into each other, I was sure all that colliding talent would cause some kind of explosion!
Procrastimaster 1 year ago
I love this number. Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire singing and dancing together. It doesn't get any better than that. Fred and Gene were life-long friends.
meinnameistbach 1 year ago
I cannot believe someone told me this was gay! FAR FROM! If onlythey understood talent not crap!
gluedhand 1 year ago
I'M SURE THE FOLKS THAT HIT DISLIKE HIT IT BY A MISTAKE WHILE TRYING TO HIT LIKE !! ITS THAT OR THEY'RE GAY !! HAHAH GREAT VIDEO I LOVE IT
egyptian4life 1 year ago
MAN I WATCH THIS TWICE A DAY...PURE GENIUS THANK YOU MAN !!
egyptian4life 1 year ago 2
...and then the soundstage explode from sheer talent overload.
It's a shame we don't have anyone quite like these two around anymore- the artistic athlete and the athletic artist.
MajorWoeButWhy 1 year ago
I don't think such awesome men as these two could ever be enemies. I see them more as drinking buddies laughing over mishaps, and lamenting broken tap shoes. Their friendship certainly shines through in this clip. I think this was they only one they ever did together
dragoscilvio 1 year ago
marius?
TheAuntiechris 1 year ago
I love Gene Kelly. He's so charming and just an amazingggg dancer. No one like him.
ScarletHarlotry 1 year ago 4
Excuse me, I'm bad in English.But I need to know what words they're singing?
And what words they're talking to each other In the beginning??
Please,answer me!!!
SpeechlessMJ7 1 year ago
On the "American Masters" special about Gene Kelly, they note the differences as Kelly was lower to the ground while Astaire would love gliding about. A great line: "You gave your heart to Fred Astaire but you saved your body for Gene Kelly" as Kelly would really work hard with others while Astaire was more on his own. Still, a unique mix to put together.
Anynom 1 year ago
When I first started the clip I was worried that Fred would show his age next to Gene. NOT AT ALL! Thanks for the post.
MscBlggr 1 year ago
great post- but how can you fully post a copyrighted video with the full knowledge that you are breaking copyright law while simultaneously commenting that you do not have the "intention" of breaking copyright laws? it would be more logical and effective, given that you were caught, to say that you didn't know about copyright, rather than to say before hand that you don't intend to break laws that you are fully concious that you do. not that i give a fig about copyright though....
Vanzetti1936 1 year ago
@Vanzetti1936 Gotta love non-creative non-artistic garbage-head geeks who sink themselves in an abyss of legal-babble, who would rather the art of Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire die, and also deprive the youth of America of the experience of a Gene Kelly dance routine, thus killing the craft, than stoop to bending a few rules. Go back to your computer, egg-head!!!
ameliaearhardtfanclu 1 year ago
@Vanzetti1936 Gotta love non-creative non-artistic garbage-head geeks who sink themselves in an abyss of legal-babble, who would rather the art of Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire die, and also deprive the youth of America of the experience of a Gene Kelly dance routine, thus killing the craft, than stoop to bending a few rules. Go back to your computer, egg-head!!!
ameliaearhardtfanclu 1 year ago
Is Gene saying olive oil? lol
SgtPepper303 1 year ago
I feel so fat, lazy, and slow =(
These guys are gods.
AerosmithAngel31 1 year ago 7
I feel a new obsession coming :)
Mark0wnsYou 1 year ago 53
@Mark0wnsYou
Actually,this video is the reason I began watching musicals...
marus815 1 year ago 8
@marus815 me too actually lol
momus8 1 year ago
@Mark0wnsYou HAHA I'm so there!
EATHhable 1 year ago