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The Jolly Tar and the Milkmaid - Fred Astaire

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Uploaded by on Oct 9, 2010

Movie Clip from A Damsel in Distress (1937)
Starring: Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joan Fontaine


"The Jolly Tar and the Milkmaid"
Words by Ira Gershwin
Music by George Gershwin
Performed by Fred Astaire, Pearl Amatore, Betty Rome, Jack George, Jan Duggan, Mary Dean, chorus

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  • I sang this as a duet in college and it is a fave song of mine. The only song that i was so sick during one performance that my mind went blank as the intro played. I then just fudged it as best I could with what recall that did come back to me. My choral director, Blaine, covered for me beautifully by saying you'd have trouble with this song too if you were in my character's (in the song) shoes. Fred is awesome in this clip!!! Thank you.

  • FRED IS SO FUNNY. HE ALSO SINGS "NICE WORK IF YOU CAN

    GET IT" FROM THIS FILM WHICH IS EQUALLY HILARIOUS.  CAN YOU

    POST IT?? Thank you....

  • Thanks for posting!

  • Thanks for posting up this example of Gershwnin musical wit-done in a nicely goofy manner by Astaire. Great spoof, showing George Gershwin's versatility. This is a vastly underrated film, that is quite hilarious. Astaire gets to mimic many types of British stereotyes and seems to quite enjoy this opportunity to stretch his acting talents.

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