Foot-free Fred and joyous Ginger...in their gayest, gladdest show!
Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip item—that the two celebrities are secretly married.
Shall We Dance (1937) is a comedy and romance film directed by Mark Sandrich, released on May 7, 1937 with a runtime of 1h 49m. It stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton and Eric Blore. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 124 ratings.
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Fred Astaire
as Petrov
Ginger Rogers
as Linda Keene
Edward Everett Horton
as Jeffrey Baird
Eric Blore
as Cecil Flintridge
Jerome Cowan
as Arthur Miller
Ketti Gallian
as Lady Tarrington
William Brisbane
as Jim Montgomery
Ann Shoemaker
as Matron
Harriet Hoctor
as Ballet Dancer
Rolfe Sedan
as Ballet Master (uncredited)
Richard Tucker
as Mr. Russell (uncredited)
Ben Alexander
as Evans (uncredited)
Directed by Mark Sandrich, written by Ernest Pagano, Allan Scott and Harold Buchman, produced by Pandro S. Berman.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 124 ratings.
“Just Caesar, just Napoleon, only Garbo, so just Petrov is enough... You don’t want to dance with the great Petrov? Don’t be a silly horse.” With an introduction like that, how can “Linda” (Ginger Rogers) possibly decline to dance with this clearly modest and unassuming gent (Fred Astaire) as they embark on an ocean liner bound for New York. As they travel and despite their frosty start, the pair start to bond a…
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Shall We Dance (1937) is available to stream on TCM, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Shall We Dance (1937) includes Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore and Jerome Cowan. The film was directed by Mark Sandrich. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Shall We Dance was released on May 7, 1937 and runs for 1h 49m.
Shall We Dance (1937) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 124 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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