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Barkleys of Broadway (aka: You Made Me Love You)
"This movie marked the end of an era and the end of a legendary dance partnership!"

-- Synopsis: Josh (Astaire) and Dinah Barkley (Rogers) are married and a professional song-and-dance couple whose routine bickering finally cause a breakup. Dinah decides she doesn't get enough credit for her ability and feels she is in Josh's shadow. She is offered a part in a stage play about Sarah Bernhardt and leaves Josh high and dry to take on this straight dramatic role as Sarah Bernhardt, but they later do reunite. This is the last Astaire/Rogers movie they did together and is the only one in they did in color.

-- This film is not a return back to the RKO days of the past ... its essence has the trademark MGM stamp. You sense the words spoken by the two actors has a ring of truth in their real life partnership as they haven't danced together since 1939. The magic and charisma is very much still alive, but in a VERY different way... Overall an excellent Astaire/Rogers film for the entire family.

* Fred and Gingers dancing is superb and Astaire's dancing here is more athletic and energetic. Fred dances a "Shoes With Wings" sequence where his shoes come alive magically which is also outstanding. Astaire and Rogers do a great Scottish dance to "My One and Only Highland Fling."

DVD Version also features: Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again, Vintage short: Annie Was a Wonder, Classic Droopy cartoon: Wags to Riches, Theatrical trailer

  Film Pictures
Barkleys of Broadway Lobby Card
Barkleys of Broadway Lobby Card
Barkleys of Broadway Lobby Card
Fred and Ginger from Barkleys of Broadway
Fred and Ginger Screen Shot from Barkleys
Photo from Barkleys of Broadway
Barkleys of Broadway Advertisement
Film Posters
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More Film Information below
Date: Language: Availability:
1949 English [DVD] [VHS] [DVD Set]
Studio: Format: Genre: 
MGM Studios Color, Closed-captioned Comedy / Musical
Runtime: Country Made: Director:
109 minutes USA Charles Walters
Featured Dancer  Featured Dance Films Dance Rating
Fred and Ginger Tap Dance Excellent !!!
 
Known Dancers Choreographers Actors / Actresess
Bess Flowers Robert Alton (Choreographer) Billie Burke (Mrs. Belney)
Butch Terrell Lennie Hayton  (Musical Dir.) Carol Brewster (Gloria Amboy)  
Fred Astaire Hermes Pan (Astaire's Dances) Clinton Sundberg (Bert Felsher) 
Gale Robbins (Shirlene)   Fred Astaire (Josh Barkley) 
Ginger Rogers   Gale Robbins (Shirlene May)
    George Zucco (The Judge)
    Ginger Rogers (Dinah Barkley)
    Hans Conried (Ladislaus Ladi)
    Inez Cooper (Pamela Driscoll)
    Jacques François (Jacques Barredout)
    Joyce Mathews (Genevieve)
    Nolan Leary (Stage Doorman)
    Oscar Levant (Ezra Millar)
    Roger Moore (First Man)
    Wilson Wood (Larry)
 
Dances performed in this Film  Films special dance interest
Adagio n/a Fred and Ginger Reunion
Highland Fling   Fred & Astaires Last Dance Together
Swing Trot   Highland Kilts with brogues
Tap Dance   "Shoes With Wings routine"
    Swing Trot dance
 
Music Titles in Film Bands / Musicians / Singers Sheet Music Covers
A Walk In The Country Fred Astaire n/a
Bouncin' the Blues Ginger Rogers  
Manhattan Downbeat Oscar Levant (on Piano)  
My One and Only Highland Fling    
Sabre Dance    
Shoes With Wings On    
Swing Trot    
Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto    
They can't take that away from me    
This Heart of Mine    
You'd Be So Hard to Replace    
 
Similar Films Stage versions of the film Cast Recordings / Soundtracks 
$ Astaire-Rogers Collection v2 n/a n/a
Carefree (F&G)    
Damsel In Disress (w/ Fontaine)    
Dancing Lady (w/ Crawford)    
Flying Down To Rio (F&G)    
Follow the Fleet (F&G)    
Roberta (F&G)    
Shall We Dance (F&G)    
Story of Vernon & Irene Castle    
Swing Time (F&G)    
Top Hat (F&G)    
 
Books Available on this film ...
Title Author Date Publisher
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