Eleanor & Fred in part 1 of "Begin The Beguine"

Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire in part 1 of the classical musical number "Begin The Beguine" from the 1940 movie "Broadway Melody of 1940".

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• Powell
• Fred
• Astaire
• Begin The Beguine
• Broadway Melody of 1940

[willobekid]

Will they ever make this movie in color?

[AW720]

Only if there is a high enough demand for it to be in color. The technology is certainly available today. I, for one, would like to see this movie in color but I would not hold my breath to see it happen. ;-)

[MsCaviteno]

Thank you for posting, Fred and Eleanor in my opinion is a lot better than dancing with the

stars. WOW!

[AW720]

Yes! I agree. Their dancing is timeless!!! :-)

[youyong28]

Unfortunately, it seems to be getting stuck.  Can it be resent?

[AW720]

I'll try again. If it still get stuck, then you can still watch it on my channel (aw720's channel) on You Tube.

[jimrenes99]

We will never see dancing like this ever again. Mr. Skylark is correct, this is when Hollywood had class! An era that will remain in the 20th Century.

[MrSkylark1]

This was when Hollywood had Class

[EandMetal]

@jeryd2003 Both of them had routines in their repertoires that were fast, intricate, precise, etc. They didn't need to prove it with every single dance. Dancers will always have slower routines too, for variety if nothing else. And slower routines might seem simpler, but they come with their own challenges (but good dancers will make them seem effortless).

[jeryd2003]

@EandMetal if astarie was the greatest dancer then he should have coreagraphed some dancing routines to prove that: that means very fast, precise, sharp, smootheness, ease of movements & intricate dance steps.

[EandMetal]

@jeryd2003

Your comment isn't comprehensible. Both Astaire and Powell could dance a lot faster than this, together and in their solo routines, but this part isn't meant to be a fast dance. I don't know what being humble has to do with it.

[jeryd2003]

i wonder why fred astaire never reved up his dancing 4bore 100% fast i wouldn't have been that humble, lights out baby!

[coisalinda09]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[decca003]

@willobekid In my opinion, this finale wouldn’t look well in color. Most of it is spectacular because of the difference between dark an light, between the dark floor and the white reflections of the dancers. They don't even wear colored clothes.

[10001cf]

Does anyone know why they only ever made the one movie together? They are certainly well-matched talent-wise. Got nothing against Ginger Rogers but I would have loved to see these two in other productions.

[Mojochi]

Has better perfection in couples dance ever been achieved by anyone other than these two? I can't imagine