Astaire dances

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Title

Astaire dances

Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Names

Astaire, Fred (Performer)
Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995 (Dancer)
Allen, Gracie, 1902-1964 (Performer)
Burns, George, 1896-1996 (Performer)
Hutton, Betty (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1935 - 1950

Table Of Contents

Cassette I. Let's face the music and dance (Follow the Fleet); The Carioca and Flying down to Rio (Flying down to Rio); No strings, Isn't this a lovely day, Top hat, white tie and tails, Cheek to cheek, The Piccolino (Top hat); Can't stop talking and Tunnel of love (Let's dance); I can't be bothered now, Put me to the test, Stiff upper lip, Things are looking up (Damsel in distress) -- Cassette II. Things are looking up, A foggy day, Nice work if you can get it (Damsel in distress); By the light of the silvery moon, Waiting for the Robert E. Lee, Too much mustard, Rose room, Hello, hello whose your lady friend, medley of waltzes (The story of Vernon and Irene Castle) -- Cassette III. Pick yourself up, The way you look tonight, Waltz in swing time, A fine romance, Bojangles of Harlem, Never gonna dance (Swing time).

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7264
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-102 (former)

Subjects

Astaire, Fred
Film excerpts

Genres

Motion Pictures
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 3 videocassettes (U-matic) (115 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 3/4 in.

Abstract

Musical numbers from various Fred Astaire movies.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY807044451-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12158855
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4b497240-7b8c-0135-bfd9-638715a06b8f

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Astaire dances" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1935 - 1950. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4b497240-7b8c-0135-bfd9-638715a06b8f

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1935 - 1950). Astaire dances Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4b497240-7b8c-0135-bfd9-638715a06b8f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Astaire dances" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4b497240-7b8c-0135-bfd9-638715a06b8f

Wikipedia citation

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