@MANUELFARINELLI Funny little piece of trivia-when he first auditioned for MGM, the review of hiim read something along the lines of "good dancer, speaks well, not much of a singing voice".
Fred Astaire; Undoubtedly the Best Popular Dancer of All-Time; although Gene Kelly equally great but a more athletic type of dancer. Great to see the Great Astaire here. Thanks for posting.
Thank you so much for this clip. I prefer this visit of Mr. Astaire's over the previous one where he only muttered "Three Coins in the Fountain" over and over again. Attempting a blue-collar accent here, you still witness his shyness, charm, humility, and sense of humor, especially when he's asked "Are you under 30?" In fact, he would've just recently turned 59 here and probably already preparing for the television special which would eventually win 9 Emmy awards and be taped in 'living color.'
Thanks so much for posting! I love these unscripted views of Astaire. The natural grace was there even when he was just fooling around with his dancing. Look at how dips and drags his leg at the end.(sigh..)
in order to get that bit of Astaire dancing off camera, the camera on live captured the hand of floor manager George whoever doing a jargon hand signal to John Daly. The shot also captured the nose and lens of an rather ancient TV camera as well.
Irving Berlin said Astaire was the purest talent he ever worked with. Dorothy and Bennett are right on the mark with their praises. Many modern singin youngsters could learn from Fred.
I find that palooka voice coming out of the man who defines class pretty funny.
During this period: Astaire starred in the first of his legendary singing dancing specials for NBC. Fortunately, the 1958 special remains the second oldest preserved color videotape: bits of it float about in YouTube.
In Fred's last years he loved to keep up with teenage dancing such as 'break dancing' and 'hip hop' [he thought they were wonderful]. Of course he had done versions of these dances 40 years before.
I'm a huge fan of Fred's, thank you so much for this rare treasure.
kindofblue21 3 weeks ago
Fred was absolutely fantastic in the classic movie ""On The Beach", in my opinion the best movie ever made.
joelok48 7 months ago
"i love to walk" <3
abbamoney 8 months ago in playlist Fred Astaire (1899-1987)
I agree about Him being great at everything!
AllyVeal 8 months ago
Born as Fred Austerlits in Omaha. I love his performance of "Puttin' on the Ritz".
exenrontexas 9 months ago
"Are you under thirty?" Too funny! They really should've had Fred on here more often!
ByMyselfAlone35 10 months ago
I thought Fred failed a singing test or something, and that he's more of a dancer and actor than a singer
okonh0wp 10 months ago
I agree "Fred is one of the great everythings"
vocalruss 11 months ago
Why did John said "YES AND NO" in the "singer" question?.. Fred is one of the greatest singers of all time and introduced many many standards!
MANUELFARINELLI 11 months ago 2
@MANUELFARINELLI Funny little piece of trivia-when he first auditioned for MGM, the review of hiim read something along the lines of "good dancer, speaks well, not much of a singing voice".
LFD254 11 months ago
@LFD254 Actually, it was "Can't act. Can't sing. Balding. Can dance a little." They were so wrong! I love Fred Astaire!
humphreypumphrey 9 months ago
I love fred and he's born the same day as i have ! 10th of may, RIP
KatsuDe 11 months ago
Aw, 'He tried so hard!' haha. :)
Classic1940s 1 year ago
I agree with the panel.....he's a wonderful, underrated singer.
MattTheSaiyan 1 year ago
@MattTheSaiyan
Absolutely class like you don't see today!
valleycentral 1 year ago 4
You've got to love him, he's wonderful!
gladwren 1 year ago 4
I love it where Arlene asks him to dance and his response is. "Oh, please! I love to walk!"
He's hilarious!
book021296 1 year ago
I like the first question "Are you dearly beloved in the entertainment world?" How loud can you say YES?!?!? He and his kind are sorely missed today.
MrCombat1965 1 year ago 10
so much grace :-)
girl43 2 years ago 4
Thank-you for posting this!
Tsitsihon 2 years ago
And of course they asked him to dance ones again!:) and his reply is funny! "Oh, I love to walk!" if i'm not mistaken :)
He's GREAT!
UTubeManiakk 2 years ago
ive never seen an episode where they guess it wrong and say another name....
michyolguin 2 years ago
@michyolguin in the episode with paul newman alone, and the one with bob hope and his daughter they gues the wrong name.
lou1606 1 year ago
@lou1606 they did also gues the wrong name with one of the episodes with robert mitchum!
Loubrockdorff 11 months ago
If you look in the dictionary under Class Act- you will see Fred Astaire's picture -
the man is forever to be regarded as the Grand Master of Black Tie Suave & Debonaire & Very talented
rentatrip1 2 years ago 4
Fred Astaire; Undoubtedly the Best Popular Dancer of All-Time; although Gene Kelly equally great but a more athletic type of dancer. Great to see the Great Astaire here. Thanks for posting.
Etnalleb 2 years ago 25
@Etnalleb i agree..he is such a talent
belle26ramirez 4 weeks ago
Happy 110th birthday Fred
u rock
elvisnutkid 2 years ago 4
Thank you so much for this clip. I prefer this visit of Mr. Astaire's over the previous one where he only muttered "Three Coins in the Fountain" over and over again. Attempting a blue-collar accent here, you still witness his shyness, charm, humility, and sense of humor, especially when he's asked "Are you under 30?" In fact, he would've just recently turned 59 here and probably already preparing for the television special which would eventually win 9 Emmy awards and be taped in 'living color.'
mca1218 3 years ago 4
I absolutely adore Fred! Thanks for posting this! :)
moviegirly88 3 years ago 13
are you under thirty? xD freds face...oh i love him :)
horsters 3 years ago 5
Funny! I love this video! Fred is charming!
annalovesfilm 3 years ago 3
He seemed so nice; like a real gentleman and very modest.
Muffy2314 3 years ago 8
Thanks so much for posting! I love these unscripted views of Astaire. The natural grace was there even when he was just fooling around with his dancing. Look at how dips and drags his leg at the end.(sigh..)
fredginger2009 3 years ago 4
I've discovered an interesting technical bit in this clip that I didn't notice until I saw it now:
freeze at 3:45 right at the end --
in order to get that bit of Astaire dancing off camera, the camera on live captured the hand of floor manager George whoever doing a jargon hand signal to John Daly. The shot also captured the nose and lens of an rather ancient TV camera as well.
soulierinvestments 3 years ago
RE: the hand signal TV jargon --
In crepehanger47 What's My Line Phil Silvers 1958 Mr. Silvers asks George a question about the jargon
In NorbertR33 What's My Line Lucille Ball 1961 Ms Ball asked George a question about the jargon.
How many seconds to commercial break?
soulierinvestments 3 years ago
Irving Berlin said Astaire was the purest talent he ever worked with. Dorothy and Bennett are right on the mark with their praises. Many modern singin youngsters could learn from Fred.
I find that palooka voice coming out of the man who defines class pretty funny.
During this period: Astaire starred in the first of his legendary singing dancing specials for NBC. Fortunately, the 1958 special remains the second oldest preserved color videotape: bits of it float about in YouTube.
soulierinvestments 3 years ago 5
In Fred's last years he loved to keep up with teenage dancing such as 'break dancing' and 'hip hop' [he thought they were wonderful]. Of course he had done versions of these dances 40 years before.
DouglasUrantia 3 years ago 6
great info--I did not know that!
Muffy2314 3 years ago 3
I remember him on a talk show talking about how his grand/great grand children influencing/egging him on.
sherrilu 2 years ago
lol i had also heard or read that Fred broke his arm I believe showing is grandchildren how to skateboard lol
Imthecuteone 2 years ago
Fred Astaire is a top performer! Thank you Crepehanger47
weatdamal 3 years ago 6