The Band Wagon - Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse

[michaeld5]

So why am I thinking of Smooth Criminal??

[MrKellyv1]

I believe it's "gams"... man, wouldja lookat those gams on that one!

[irwinchurch25]

This vid is popular on Sucre

[alenblake38g]

Your vid went viral on Ljubljana

[alenblake38g]

Your vid went viral on Ljubljana

[dizzyink85]

When you dance with Cyd Cerise, you stay danced with.

[BusterBunker]

Only look, No touch! She was pretty!

[Elise3016]

LEGS



[honeegrrl]

You know what's so interesting about this scene? Cyd Charise was sitting the exact same way when she danced with Gene Kelly in Singin in the Rain.

[lohphat]

Is that Luigi as the bartender in purple?

[KAZHOLA]

Du grand art, j'adore ça!

[faqman117]

這些祖母級或是不在人世的女人..以前拍片都戴很多手套..這片­段的何秀蘭是主角..裡面的配角雖然也很多都戴長手套..但都在­亂擺動作..只有到她出場時..表現衣服怨婦的模樣..穿性感細­肩帶禮服..最長的黑手套..高跟鞋..穿一件大衣裝做很冷..­結果拖掉之後就是一副饑渴樣..如果不是因為是舞蹈..根本就是­在等做愛而已..她脫大衣也練很久..因為脫下來完全沒有滑到手­套..所以她的手套一直保持在很長的狀態..

[broadwaysteve55]

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[90lysander]

I always hope this will go on longer, and it never does. :(

[b0okw0rm21]

I enter every room like this

[kcsbestkeptsecret]

One of my favorite female dancers Cyd Charisse love her RIP

[WillYouBeThere2009]

woww......!! Fantastic!!! I'm 15 years old, invaded by techno music, but I know that THIS is real dance, real art and real music..! Fred was such an inspiration but it seems no one but Michael Jackson took this inspiration. Fred Astaire is an inspiration just like Michael Jackson. Long lives the kings!!! <3

[PattyPetite666]

@WillYouBeThere2009 Yep, you're right. It does look a lot like the "Smooth Criminal" video doesn't it?

[caitlinjane92]

@WillYouBeThere2009 There was a movie that Elvis Presley did in which he wore the same kind of suit Fred wears in this scene and that MJ wears in "Smooth Criminal." However, sadly, he couldn't top of Fred's and Michael's dance moves.

[jugglingotis]

wow. that's all. wow

[tallpaul521]

Thanks for this. Miss Charisse signed my "Band Wagon" original poster.

[mangolynnski]

Jesus, Mary and Joseph those are LEGS! They're so incredible, it's hard to believe they're real!

[ILUVLUCYDESI]

She looks like a human spider wow she was amazing!!

[2sick2care]

Can you say LEGS?

[ChloeChum]

Cyd makes the best vamp. She's amazing. Sh and Fred make a wonderful couple.

[jimaroo100]

Feed Astaire said "when you dance with Cyd Charisse, you stay danced with."

[nobleday3]

Some of Jackson's dance moves in other things can be seen here too. Incredible dancing.

[TXejas19]

you can only pull this off during this time period. I'll be danged if I didn't real suspicious trying to do this at a club...ask me if I got rejected at the door. YES!!!

[MrScottKramer]

the backround people look like they are on acid, by how they were moving. but it was neat.

[thomasmoredamian]

Whoever it was that said Best. Legs. Ever. was RIGHT ON! I have had serious hots for this woman for YEARS! The only body that is as sexy and that dances as well is Aliciia Alonso's...

[nenawapisima]

this video seems so familiar...

MICHAEL JACKSON'S SMOOTH CRIMINAL :O...!!!

[turner03122]

@nenawapisima This is were Michael got his inspiration from...to do Smooth Criminal

[nenawapisima]

@turner03122 I know xD 

[henryr16]

Cyd sure had a pair of gams

[Akingrowsup]

smooth criminal!!!!! XD

[ThatGypsyBoy]

I love how she covers up a red sequinned cocktail dress with a coat that looks like a tent she found in the street hahaha.

[NOELLE01j]

IT ALL GOES BACK TO CYD CHARISSE, THE ALLURE OF HER MOVES IN BAND WAGON.. ONE GENIUS MIND BEHIND IT BC ITS LIVING IN OUR HEARTS FOR MANY YEARS TO COME!!!!!!

[Starlesslight]

If sex and fire had a child, it would be Cyd Charisse because she just exudes hot sexuality.

[highstoat]

now that's talent!

[Fabulous0216]

She's the reason why I started dancing

[KarenKmJloB]

@Fabulous0216 omg me too

[kevinastraw]

I like the way Fred's gun erects when Cyd backs into him!

[TheKingzCastle]

I love this, I could watch it all day!

:51 through 1:13, youre right, they dont make stuff like this anymore, and the soundtracking is stupendous for these special moments.

[dinibell]

They don't make 'em like this anymore (sigh).

[5678Luigi]

The bartender behind Cyd is Luigi, the famous jazz technique innovator who teaches jazz in NYC!

[loveismydestruction]

her legs are a mile long!

[jpdemers]

Best. Legs. Ever. 

[clarkcu00]

@jpdemers Her's arn't bad either.

[windstorm1000]

Cyd's legs go on forever! What a dancer--both of them!

[FootlongBob]

i hate the guy with the trumpet.....when he comes you know this beautiful scene is over....

[daeelly]

Happy Birthday, Mr. Astaire! You are still the best.

[karekarekid1]

those legs!

[xjojekx]

watch?v=6OV9y11kO3A  <3

[CHAMNON]

This is the inspiration of Smooth Criminal!

Moreover, the sound in 0:39-0:41 reminds me of the Billie Jean's bassline

A lot of Michael Jackson's inspiration in this clip..

oh yeah, and the "you rock my world" move at the beginning..

[8bobthebuilder]

@CHAMNON yes I can see how it sounds like Billie Jean..interesting where his stuff comes from, and you know what? - other scenes from this movie with a guy in a trenchcoat in a misty alley/near a building are reminiscent of that scene in the Billie Jean music video where the guy with a camera, also in a trenchcoat, stalks MJ.

[Believeinimya2009]

@8bobthebuilder Michael studied some of fred astaires work

[GiovanniMariaTommaso]

Hot! 

[maria461]

this is one of the most amazing dance scenes i have ever watched ,Fred and Cyd,amazing dancers really!!!

[healinglightspa]

God rest his soul in peace!

[MissTicTacToeGirl]

This clip reminds me of Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson :)

[jsharp1701]

From 0:55 on, it's Cyd Charisse's World. Everyone else is merely living in it.

[obengot]

shet..sobrang galeng!!

[Ariane67]

Simply my favorite dance scene in musical movies - and I'm such a huge admirer of these movies ! This Astaire-Charisse duo is pure enchantment and excitement, a true jewel. Wow !!!

[chelsearayl]

Just love 1:29 and on <3

[poopqueen240]

Her legs are amazing! I can't my eyes off them.

[ClassyVintageBroad]

17 people seem to have been blinded by Cyd's beauty and Fred Astaire's grace and hit the wrong button...

Who could dislike this video?

[anUHkins]

I hope they didn't spend to much time on Fred's dancing here, because the scene is completeley stolen by Cyd. go ahead, try and take your eyes off her LOL.

[2sick2care]

@anUHkins He was very generous with his screen time, he would happily let others shine if they could.

[rjmachin]

@anUHkins Fred Astaire's in this clip, you say?

[member887]

When people realize the original dancers and dances...the better! Old movies are so great =)

[TheFreeMentality]

At 0:30, MJ does that move in the "You Rock My World" short film!

[chilvari]

That's smooth, real smooth!

[linda25901]

It´s looks for smooth criminal and it´s makes me think of king of pop ! Fred Astaire is a good performer too !

[khamdoun]

@linda25901 Fred is way better than any king of pop. There is no comparison.

[milu295]

@khamdoun You said it!, there's no comparation Fred Astaire and Michael Jackson are both legendary and amazing artists. Both of them are very good in their own art. None is better than other. They are UNIC. That's the reason that make them so special.

[ezshi87]

They is no dancing like this anymore we all dance shaking asses and humping each other its so disgraceful

[tony0000]

This always happens to me when I walk into bar . . . .

[anonymusum]

@tony0000

Next time we´ll walk together..... xD 

[MuhammednAraniShow]

dude, why is Fred Astaire biting Michael Jackson?

[RavenandKidFlash]

@MuhammednAraniShow Fred Astaire was around long before Michael.

[Primitive26]

I wish he and Michael could of danced together..damn magic that woud of been Damn magic! Both had this great dance style and they looked good dancing...not too many people do. Now, they are both dancing up there...RIP Fredand Mike!

[nickwalco]

@Primitive26 what would have been beter would be fred michael and elvis (young elvis! look at the Jailhouse rock video :D)

[crazymusiclady1]

@Primitive26 they did but not publically.

[followthefleet1]

Dance become more stylized with this film. Astaire and Hermes Pan (his right hand man choreographer), created a memorable sequence. I can see how it influenced Michale Jackson in Billy Jean....and in fact, Astaire and Jackson struck up a friendship....Fred wanted him to do much more ambitious dances however...and was disappointed when he didn't.

BTW...Hyam notes that Cyd and Fred's romantic duet "Dancing in the Dark", was the only other effort which matched his great work with Ginger Rogers.

[stormrider008]

Yet another loss to the movie industry. Rest in peace Cyd.

[haksiel]

I actually didn't know who Cyd Charisse was. I found out about her in a series by Rachel Chon; Gingerbread, Shrimp and Cupcake. It mentions she is named after an actress/dancer, but I only just now looked her up. Very.. wow. I don't typically watch these types of things.

[NoSaysHello]

I HATE THIS BOOLSHIT SHIT SHIT! FAGGOT.

[oriousblack]

Cyd Charisse, you are a jungle animal, and I mean that in the best possible way.

[margaritasalt1]

This whole number reminds me of Smooth Criminal...brilliant! Damn I wish I had legs like hers.

[margaritasalt1]

This whole number reminds me of Smooth Criminal...brilliant

[jerumaria]

damn you cyd charisse and your legs made by the hands of god

[MichaelJB213]

"Smooth Criminal" was supposed to be a western style with cowboys. After Fred passed away, Michael changed it to 1930s nightclub style as a tribute to Fred. Michael really idolized Fred. As well as Gene Kelly and James Brown. But Ive always been curious what the western theme wouldve looked like. Probably couldve been the best western video ever made!

[RaikenXion]

Im sure Michael Jackson was Inspired by this very film (and the great Fred Ataire) when he did "Smooth Criminal," If watch this whole scene, and even Astaire's suit, its all there.

[chugginhemlock]

0:52

sex.



[WonderBOnTheOne]

Doesn't anybody think Dr House looks like Fred?! LOL If Fred had a three day old beard I am sure it would be striking!!! LOL

[Choefoe]

@WonderBOnTheOne He does ;-)

[MrSalamander7]

@WonderBOnTheOne He def looks like hugh Laurie in some of his older stuff like A Bit of Fry and Laurie.

[WonderBOnTheOne]

iNCREDIBLE to see that 16 a**holes didn't like this clip... Frankly I am stunned!!! Even if you hate old style musicals, even if you hate Fred Austerlitz (why on earth would you feel like that!!) you can't be but mesmerized by the awesome skills Cyd and him produce on this piece... See her in Ninotchka to feel juste the same... Beautiful! The drama of all this is that we will never witness such combinations of talents...

[Choefoe]

@WonderBOnTheOne Kudos for Fred Austerlitz;-))

[sheriffdoodle]

Sheriff little Doodle fired a shot at you whoooooo woooooo!

[jessDance00]

i Love her Legs <3

[ladygaga5598]

i love this video

[hpdragon723]

This movie I would love to watch.

[Choefoe]

@hpdragon723 This is just a musical part in the musical, the whole movie is not like this ;-)

[solargesture]

0:59 - onward melts me... THOSE LEGS!. it sucks we're stuck with skinny bottle blond plastic dolls. Cyd was a real damn woman... DAAAAMN SON!

[RoryVanucchi]

imo the peak of Fred's comeback was Band Wagon.. had a few decent films after this but none reached the level of this or Easter Parade or Thinking of you...

great dance routines, great songs, great cast, great film...Cyd Charisse lifted

any film she was part of...

[177coc]

Que du bonheur !

[gluups]

@177coc

C'est chaud et tellement bien maîtrisé..

[Lisette224]

smooth crminal ?? haha nice

[ScarlettEmpress]

I LOVE how every time Cyd Charisse appears on screen, there's this sexy trumpet music that plays and if ever anyone deserved sexy-trumpet-entry music, it's her. And she always has the most amazing wardrobe!

[MissKitty680]

I would kill for legs like Cyd Charisse

[CHELSEA01J]

FRED, YOURE THE BEST, WHOEVER CREATED THIS IN THE 50'S... SHEER GENIUS!!!!!!!!!! WISH U AND CYD WERE STILL AROUND TO SEE THIS

[karinlill]

Can anyone tell the name of this song or smth.

I really would like to find it!

[7fire7ice7]

this looks like a great movie, i'm going ot have to check it out sometime.

[pmunkyandpals11]

That's some fancy legwork right there....o_o

[FaeryRibbon]

Everyone sits up *Pulls out gun* Everyone sits down.

[Wilma550]

No me estrañaría que M.Jackson se hubiera inspirado en esta escena para Smooth Criminal...Impresionante Cid Charisse, F.Astaire, siempre.

[robirob12000]

Cool - I never knew Beyonce got the idea for her "Naught Girl" Video with Usher from this movie. I also see some steps from Michael's "Smooth Criminal" video in there too - LOVE THAT!!!

[shifragri]

@robirob12000 I was aware of MJ's Smooth Criminal video, but like you, I didn't realize the Naughty Girl video was copied from this. Just goes to show you that Astaire and Charisse were so great that their art influences different generations and genres of music.

[Choefoe]

@shifragri Dancing on the ceiling fronm Lionel Ritchie is straight from an Astaire scene. Where Astaire is dancing on the ceiling ;-) Lionel is doing the same in the video. you can find it on tube simply as Astaire dancing on ceiling, if you got lucky you,ll find one with sound

[TupuaAinuu]

@robirob12000

WOW! SCARY-I JUST THOUGHT THE SAME EXACT THING. just goes to show ya how big of a fan we are for BEYONCE and CLASSICAL MUSICALS.

[LoisVaderMyers2006]

@robirob12000 The whole Smooth Criminal segment was inspired from this :D originally it was going to take place in the Old West. I do prefer the Charleston era, don't you?

[kevjevans57]

@robirob12000

Yes it has all been done before and by far more talanted performers/artistes the jackson and knowles

[eijigosen]

I am 55 years old Japanese. I know those musical stars from watching TV movie theaters during 60s with my father who was a fan of films. I also was a fan of the three series of "That's Entertainment"Cyd is very sexy, artistic and athletic at the same time. I am realizing that thanks to YouTube these days.

[MikeyJLove4EVER]

@eijigosen lmao!! y asians sound likee datt!!!!??? XD

[HappyThoughts66]

You've been hit by,

You've been struck by,

A smooth criminal.

Hah, Michael Jackson and Fred Astaire..

Amazing people.

[LittleMonsterx17]

she looks so good when she dances her moves are so spontaneous she is amazing

[kingcaesar5]

this was the inspiration for Michael Jackson's smooth criminal, should be pretty obvious

[Aidooosh]

who doesn't love that entrance? gave me chills.. 

[crackfarm76]

just did a little research, yup, michael jackson dedicated his autobiography to fred astaire...and apparently fred astaire thought the world of michael jackson, and realized him as his descendant....so cool.

[crackfarm76]

was just watching michael jackson's smooth criminal video, and realized it is so similiar to this...with the lady in red dancing with michael, who's wearing a white suit and hat, in a saloon type of place...i can only assume the smooth criminal video was a tribute to this scene. fred astaire was my first real idol. RIP

[Choefoe]

@crackfarm76 Just search for the video mj tapdancing, he,s wearing the same clothes and girls around him in red dresses and black gloves he was very young in that one ;-) there,s also a video of him doing Fred Ataire songs and dancing with sis latoya,if you can, t find it I have it in my Astaire list

[crackfarm76]

@Choefoe thanks, found it!

[daffydocone]

wen she open the coat ........ i'm still shaking, GOD BLES CYD!

[CharisseMiss]

My favorite part of the hole movie :). Cyd is absolutely amazing, wich I had those legs lol

[reigan9999]

Not cut aways. Of course it's better than smooth criminal. No contest.

[LolaBunny647]

can you post the whole movie on here PLEASE

[Choefoe]

@LolaBunny647 you can buy it for a few dollars;-) I say that because a lot of a few minutes clips of Astaire even got removed all the time, they will never allow an upload from a whole movie you can buy on dvd ;-)

[kragey]

1:04 -- O_O

[godfather118118]

well ok your right

[godfather118118]

micheal jackson got smooth criminal from fred astaire and he got the white socks thing from gene kelly

[anUHkins]

@godfather118118 Fred Astaire didn't make up "The Band Wagon" he was cast into it. And White socks weren't from Gene Kelly, they were just popular in the 50s/60's anyways, everyone wore them, but MJ decided to wear them even into 70's.

[godfather118118]

@anUHkins well thats od that fred astaire should be wearing the same clothes as mj does in smooth criminal and mj wears white socks like gene kelly does in summer stock,singing in the rain and in an american in paris

[anUHkins]

@godfather118118 I'm not saying MJ's smooth criminal isn't inspired by this, it IS. I'm saying people are trying to give Fred too much credit, personally. This film was not his idea, it was one he was cast into. MJ may have been inspired to wear white socks in general by Gene Kelly, but James Brown(loafers), Sammy Davis Jr., and nearly every performer back then atleast by 60's and back wore them, it wasn't something just Gene did. I like all these performers but understand backgound credit, too.

[Papillonmuscogee]

@godfather118118 MJ was inspired by Astaire's?Kelly's craft, and always admitted so. The white sock thang, not so much. Back in the day, "high water" pants was the norm, and actually socks being visible in was the style. A 50's 60's thing.

[MrLover135]

@Blackjesus3 i said the same thing!!

[Blackjesus3]

its pretty obvious michael got smooth criminal from here

[spsmonktoo]

Cyd Charisse- make a dead man stand up and holler!

[MalaTemporaCurrunt]

why oh why aren't there women like her anymore?

[Techunkiki]

Preciosa!!!

[theridikchick]

she can move...you go cyd

[FREEDEJATAYLOR]

Cyd was sooooo fierce~~

[gregoryagogo]

CYD CHARISSE steals the scene with those legs!  Yowza!

[WajinTom]

0:30 You rock my world move !

[dextersmith2000]

Didn't Gene Kelly do the same type of routine with Charisse in 'Singing in the rain" ?

[1voceunica]

@dextersmith2000 While she's beautiful and obviously talented here, I think she's beyond amazing in Singin in the Rain. She's so flirty and adorable. There's she's more of a naughty femme fatale (seduced by $ not love). I think that scene is by far the best part of the Singin in the Rain. You should check her out with Ricardo Montalban, though he outshines her, if you can imagine. She's classy, one of my heroines--never overtly sexual in a masculine way, always a woman.

[dextersmith2000]

@1voceunica: Both numbers seem to be cut from the same cloth. Guy wanders into a club, a sexy dame seduces him, "hep" dance steps follow. In 'Singing in the Rain', Kelly allowed for some sweet camera moves. Fred never allowed for any superfluous cuts during his routines. Still they're both fantastic!!

[ReginaldMaulding]

Good to see Michael Jackson loved to pay homage to the oldies

[Dakdizzy]

she is fine

[jarvis7080]

This is where MJ got the idea for Smooth Criminal. Obvious, look at the suit.

[MeshiX3]

It never ceases to amaze me how she can dance like THAT wearing THOSE heels.

[longn4longhair]

I wonder how much the guy with the cigar (0.35) had to rehearse so that he wouldn't choke.lol.

Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse...perfection!

[jceowoodard]

Now that is dancing...

[DrWhiggs]

Cyd Charisse is rather intimidating.

[axxerr]

this was rendered with vray 1.54 sp3

[PiedadOrtiz1]

Too much!!!

[RSTAR2009]

Michael Jackson's SMOOTH CRIMINAL was highly influenced by Fred Astaire!

[upcycle]

@RSTAR2009 that's what I was thinking too. Also, heavily influenced by Buster Keaton. see "The College". There is a scene in that where Buster Keaton is doing the Michael Jackson lean.

[mumbaijunkie44]

@RSTAR2009 Yah it was you can see in Smooth Criminal a man doing the same dance as seen here at 0:06-0:20 in the beginning after the coin goes into the jukebox. Amazing stuff.

[eleiordache]

@RSTAR2009 yes it is true, but i think it was kind a tribute for him too, because Fred Astaire died in 1987

[daeelly]

@RSTAR2009 His entire dance was influenced by Fred Astaire. Smooth Criminal is a tribute to Fred.