The skys the limit 1943 trailers and clips moviefone. The movie yielded a couple of great songs, including one for my baby, and the dance routines staged by the star arent bad. A fred astaire flick that has no ginger rogers, but turns out bearable as a slight escape film that is instantly forgettable. His musicals with ginger rogers, and even broadway melody of 1940. The sky s the limit 1943 stream and watch online in this musical comedy, world war ii is raging and fred atwell fred astaire, a heroic pilot, is scheduled to embark on a nationwide publicity tour. The skys the limit is different from fred astaires films up to this point. Features freds famous bar scene where he dances atop a bar breaking shot glasses as well as his snake dance routine. The dance, in which astaire breaks glasses with his feet, is legendary, but the movie as a whole does not support it. The skys the limit is a 1943 romantic musical comedy film starring fred astaire and joan leslie, with music by harold arlen and lyrics by johnny mercer. Such a film is the skys the limit, which rko delivered to the palace yesterday, and which rattles around like a. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Fred portrays an ace with the highly regarded flying tigers squad.
In the sky s the limit 1943, astaire gave audiences a different type of character from the one theyd seen before, perhaps in an attempt to distance himself from the earlier films. More dramatic than some of fred astaires other films but i still loved it. This is one on fred astaires least know films but contains one of his best solos ever. Comes across pretty much as a fred astaire b movie. Great, funny dance routines and a nice, light plotline which somehow keeps you smiling all the way through.
After a fouryear absence, fred astaire returns to rko radio for the ginger rogersless the skys the limit. Fred portrays an ace with the highly regarded flying. For a long time the 1943 rko musical the skys the limit was consigned to the bottom shelf of fred astaire movies, down there with second. Original skys the limit, the 1943 movie poster in f. Fred astaire and joan leslie also starred in a movie of the same name in 1943. He meets photojournalist joan leslie, who assumes that. All the sky s the limit movie posters,high res movie posters image for the sky s the limit.
The skys the limit 1943 lovely ballroom dance with fred astaire dancing with someone other than ginger rogers or rita hayworth. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. The musical films, calls it fred astaires dark comedy. The sky s the limit 1943 cast and crew in this musical comedy, world war ii is raging and fred atwell fred astaire, a heroic pilot, is scheduled to embark on a nationwide publicity tour.
See the article in its original context from september 3, 1943, page 0 buy reprints. Its romance is real and powerful and its ending is all the way mysterious and epic. The skys the limit, a 1943 musical made at rko astaires last film for the studio that had made him and ginger rogers stars in the films they made there together in which his costar was joan leslie. He meets photojournalist joan leslie, who assumes that astaire is a slacker and a coward because of his apparent. Fred encounters joan joan leslie, a photographer sick of being asked to take pictures of. Film and television skys the limit, a 1925 american film directed by harry l. The sky s the limit 1943 trailers and clips in this musical comedy, world war ii is raging and fred atwell fred astaire, a heroic pilot, is scheduled to embark on a nationwide publicity tour.
He quickly falls for photographer joan manion, pursuing her in the guise of a carefree drifter. The sky s the limit rko radio, 1943, directed by edward h. After a fouryear absence, fred astaire returns to rko radio for the ginger rogersless the sky s the limit. However, in this instance, fred without ginger is like flat champagne. The sky s the limit is one of those masterpieces that, like chimes at midnight, and ride the high country, get passed over by the masses. The sky s the limit 1943 is a romantic musical comedy film starring fred astaire and joan leslie, with music by harold arlen and lyrics by johnny mercer. Fred astaire staged the dance numbers for the film. Astaire plays a war hero who wants to spend a quiet furlough in new york. The sky s the limit 1943 in this musical comedy, world war ii is raging and fred atwell fred astaire, a heroic pilot, is scheduled to embark on a nationwide publicity tour.
The movie manages to fulfill its topical patriotic duties in a way that feels fresh, urgent and honest about its time and place. Words by johnny mercer and music by harold arlen, dance by fred astaire. Flying tiger fred atwell sneaks away from his famous squadrons personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. In this film, fred astaire plays a war hero who sneaks into new york incognito in order to spend a quiet furlough in the city. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The sky s the limit is a charming fred astaire film about a decorated pilot who sneaks from a personal appearance tour to drum up war support to enjoy himself for a few days. Song written for him to perform in the movie the skys the limit 1943. The sky s the limit 1943 james higgins 20100412 fred astaire is a war hero returning home, and he slips away to avoid a ticker tape parade in his honor so he can have a quiet furlough. Such a film is the sky s the limit, which rko delivered to the palace yesterday, and which rattles around. The skys the limit 1943 approved 1h 29min comedy, musical, romance july 1943 usa flying tiger fred atwell sneaks away from his famous squadrons personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. A war hero sneaks into a town incognito and meets a journalist who thinks he is a coward. Griffith musical comedy, the sky s the limit 1943 starring fred astaire, joan leslie, robert benchley, and robert ryan. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. The sky s the limit 1943 fred astaire found it difficult to make a film in the 1940s which would not be compared to the boxoffice smashes he made with ginger rogers in the 1930s such as the gay divorcee 1934.
Skys the limit, the 1943 movie clip slippery times shedding the cowboy hat he picked up in utah when he ditched the flying tigers pr tour, having hitched back to new york, fred astaire as fred atwell meets barkeep vic potel and robert benchley, in pursuit of joan leslie as photographer joan manion, in the sky s the limit, 1943. The skys the limit, a 1975 walt disney film featuring richard arlen. Skys the limit the 1943 even though the viewer is asked to suspend disbelief a bit more than usual for this particular musical comedy one is expected to believe that fred astaire is a decorated ace for the flying tigers its still a fairly entertaining film until the story bogs down after the first hour. The sky s the limit 1943 film jump to navigation jump to search. Fred astaire finds a new dance partner in joan leslie in this delightful wartime musical. Ella mae morse, freddie slacks singer, was originally announced to be in the cast. Streetswings dance films archives the skys the limit. The sky s the limit 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The sky s the limit the 1943 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
The skys the limit 1943 we tend to only think of fred astaire only dancing with ginger rogers, but he did fact dance with several good and in. Since the city is poised to give astaire a tickertape welcome, he sneaks into town incognito. Griffith, returns song and dance man fred astaire to the studio where history was made with his onscreen partnership opposite ginger rogers in their nine musicals from 1933 to 1939. Robert benchley helps make that dry humor shine through, but its not enough to make the skys the limit. Robert benchley helps make that dry humor shine through, but its not enough to make the sky s the limit 1943 memorable. Fred astaire, joan leslie, robert benchley, robert ryan, elizabeth patterson, marjorie gateson. The skys the limit 1943 film, a musical comedy starring fred astaire and joan leslie. Movie clip a lot in common with you 18year old joan leslie keeps up well with 44year old fred astaire in their first dance number, the tune by harold arlen and johnny mercer name checking both their recent onscreen musical partners, her character heretofore unaware of his performing skills, in the sky. Examples of the skys the limit in the dialogue below, two friends are at a restaurant eating sandwiches. On leave in new york city on an eightday furlough, fred decides to forego any possible hero worship because of his uniform and dons civilian clothes. On its own terms, however, its an engaging and appealing little film and somewhat more insightful than most musicals of the period.
The skys the limit, presenting fred astaire, joan leslie and. Griffith with fred astaire, joan leslie, robert benchley, robert ryan, year. Joan leslie was not the right girl for him and the entire scenario was very much on the light side, and doesnt take advantage of what makes astaire great. If you find our videos helpful you can support us by buying something from amazon. The skys the limit is one of fred astaires least known movies, but it contains one of the best solos he ever did. Coming on the heels of the immensely popular holiday inn, fred astaires the sky s the limit was deemed something of a letdown. The skys the limit 1943 letterboxd your life in film. Skys the limit, the 1943 movie clip my shining hour.
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