Damsel in Distress, A

Damsel in Distress, AFred Astaire sails across the pond to meet damsel in distress Joan Fontaine and delightful (if unlikely) dance partners George Burns and Gracie Allen in a musical co scripted by master wit P. G. Wodehouse and directed by George Stevens (Swing Time). The helium light story concerns servants running a betting pool on the marriage prospects of a fetching aristocrat (guess who wins her hand). The elegant George and Ira Gershwin score includes two

she encounters Sgt

the hooch dancer is a headliner

He's too busy to pay much mind

if they don't kill each other first

Peters' dangerous scheme to use him to blackmail a murderer

she insists that no one will marry Tom but her

Competing for the honor are three doctors

Then the downed men realize they're drifting toward the supposed location of that fabled isle

after a night of drinking and carousing

MGM backed The Painted Veil with a then-opulent $1 million budget

And The Varsity Drag and Best Song Oscar® nominee Pass That Peace Pipe stand out among the numbers that are all zip and joy

Debbie Reynolds stars with Glenn Ford as a beautiful