A Damsel In Distress (1937)

A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS  (1937)  ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: George Stevens
    Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, George Burns,
    Gracie Allen, Constance Collier, Reginald Gardiner,
    Ray Noble, Harry Watson, Montagu Love
Fred plays a visiting Yank who falls for a girl from an English noble family who can't decide whether or not she wants to fall for him. A typically light (and light-hearted) Fred Astaire musical with songs by George and Ira Gershwin. There's no Ginger Rogers or Eleanor Powell or Cyd Charisse on hand to enhance the dance routines. Instead, Fred's partners include Joan Fontaine, Burns and Allen, and in a memorable final number, a drum kit. Highlights: Fred, George and Gracie hoofing their way through a carnival fun house, and Fred singing "A Foggy Day In London Town" in the fog, but out in the country, a long way from London.