Fascinating Rhythm

A clip from "Lady Be Good"

The Berry Brothers preform their famous flash, tap dance. Then there is a huge example of what made old Hollywood so great! Staring Eleanor Powell.

This clip is called "Fascinting Rhythm"... Enjoy!

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• lindy
• hop
• tap
• dancing
• the
• berry
• brothers
• eleanor
• powell
• flash
• golden
• age
• of
• hollywood

[renabusby]

This is one of the best clips I have seen, however, I wish there was a complete one with Connie Russell singing the intro of

Fascinatin Rhythm before the Berry Bros. come on.

[hajune]

Ellie was responsible for getting the 4 black piano players. One is Earl Hines the father of modern piano jazz. I think the othe other 3 are likely ones that worked for and with him. They were really good.

[toodance]

this is sooo freakin' fun to watch (the end woud be perfect for a Dramamine commercial, lol).

[mmmgirl100]

i love  the berry brothers

[hajune]

Ellie wanted to do the same stunts as the Berry Brothers but the studio was against it. The Berry Brothers were oft times getting hurt and it was not unusual to see just 2 perform as the other recovered. It was this reason that swayed Ellie from doing some of those amazing acrobatic moves the Berry Brothers and Nicholas Brothers performed. She was probably the only female who could do them. She was off for about 1 1/2 month with a severely spained ankle attemping to do a highly physical move.

[Azfargh]

our grandpas and grandma kick the modern dance asses

[hajune]

To see the making of this sequence you have to go to Daily Motion.Over 300 people moving stages etc etc. involved in this elaborate production.

[Blackjesus3]

they really are amazing best tap dancers I ever saw 

[hajune]

Busby Berkley produced this segment. They finished it late in the morning.Ellie was badly bruised and battered but not a whimper or complaint from her. She thanked Busey for his effort. He was amazed that somebody of her status would react that way.As he said few would have done so. Busby thought Ellie to be the greatest female dancer ever with room to spare . Also he was totally impressed by her choreography which she designed months in advance of a movie.

[hajune]

Berry Brothers were Great dancers. If they were on a talent program today they would be mega stars.

[hajune]

One of the Berry Brothers was part of the "Our Gang " series. Had they been around today they would be considered so much better then any others dancers out there that it would be ridiculous.