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Basic facts

Original title Shall We Dance
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
Swedish release 1937-09-13

Cast

Fred Astaire
Petrov, alias Peter "Pete" P. Peters, balettstjärna

Ginger Rogers
Linda Keene, dansstjärna

Edward Everett Horton
Jeffrey "Jeff" Baird, balettimpressario

Eric Blore
Cecil Flintridge, hotelldirektör

Jerome Cowan
Arthur Miller, Lindas manager

Ketti Gallian
Lady Denise Tarrington

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Distribution title
Working title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Choreography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Special Effects
Story
Adaptation
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Musical Arrangement
Musical Director
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Wardrobe
Other Crew

Cast

Fred Astaire Petrov, alias Peter "Pete" P. Peters, balettstjärna
Ginger Rogers Linda Keene, dansstjärna
Edward Everett Horton Jeffrey "Jeff" Baird, balettimpressario
Eric Blore Cecil Flintridge, hotelldirektör
Jerome Cowan Arthur Miller, Lindas manager
Ketti Gallian Lady Denise Tarrington
William Brisbane Jim Montgomery, Lindas fästman
Ann Shoemaker Mrs. Fitzgerald, fartygspassagerare
Harriet Hoctor Harriet Hoctor, balettdansös
- Ej krediterade:
Charles Coleman polisen i Central Park
Marek Windheim balettmästare
Rolfe Sedan balettmästare
Ben Alexander Evans, orkesterledaren
Emma Young Tai, Lindas uppasserska
Alphonse Martell dörrvakt
Charles Irwin steward
Vesey O'Davoren bartender på fartyget
Charlie Hall bartender på fartyget
Norman Ainsley bartender på fartyget
Sam Wren Charlie
Helena Grant passageraren som börjar skvallret
Pete Theodore Lindas rumbadanspartner
George Savidan springpojke
Matty Roubert hisskötare
Douglas Gordon brittisk steward
Dudley Dickerson sångaren i maskinrummet i numret "Slap That Bass"
Leonard Mudie rumsuppasare på fartyget
Henry Mowbray radiotelegrafist
Sam Hayes speditör
George Magrill steward
Sherwood Bailey tidningspojke
William Burress fredsdomaren i New Jersey
Jack Rice hotellportier
Harry Bowen Johnson, låssmed
Tiny Jones blomsterförsäljaren
Frank Moran skilsmässoombudet
Richard Tucker Mr. Russell, Lindas advokat
Matthew Boulton fartygsofficer
Sidney Bracey steward
Monte Collins vaktmästare med bud
Jean De Briac showproducent
Torben Meyer showproducent
Eddie Hall ung man i trappan med blondin
Jane Hamilton kvinna
Sam Harris man på däck som promenerar med sin hund
Lew Kelly polis i häktet
Marie Marks kvinna
Mantan Moreland svart man
Mary Stewart dansare och sångerska
Spencer Teakle ung man
Pauline Garon kvinna

Companies

Production Company RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
A Pandro S. Berman Production
Copyright RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1936-05-07 LP7176
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) RKO Radio Films AB 1937

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 53153
Date 1937-09
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2954 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system RCA Victor "High Fidelity" Sound System
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 109 min
Reels 12 reels


Production location

1936-12-24 1937-03-22
RKO Studios, 780 Gower Street, Hollywood Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1937-05-07 Radio Music Hall New York City, New York USA 109 min
Other showing 1937-05-14 USA 109 min (US release)
Release in Sweden 1937-09-13 Spegeln Stockholm Sweden 108 min
TV showing 1962-04-21 TV Sweden
1974-08-02 TV1 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Slap That Bass
Composer George Gershwin (1937)
Lyrics Ira Gershwin (1937)
Sung by Fred Astaire
kör
Dudley Dickerson
Danced by Fred Astaire
kör


Original title Walking the Dog
Composer George Gershwin (1937, publicerad 1960)


Original title Beginner's Luck
Composer George Gershwin (1937)
Lyrics Ira Gershwin (1937)


Original title They All Laughed
Composer George Gershwin (1937)
Lyrics Ira Gershwin (1937)
Sung by Ginger Rogers
Jerome Cowan (a cappella)
Sam Wren (a cappella)
Danced by Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers


Original title Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Composer George Gershwin (1937)
Lyrics Ira Gershwin (1937)
Sung by Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Danced by Fred Astaire (på rullskridskor)
Ginger Rogers (på rullskridskor)


Original title They Can't Take Thay Away from Me
Composer George Gershwin (1937)
Lyrics Ira Gershwin (1937)
Sung by Fred Astaire


Original title Shall We Dance
Composer George Gershwin (1937)
Lyrics Ira Gershwin (1937)
Sung by Fred Astaire
Danced by Fred Astaire
Harriet Hoctor
Fred Astaire (repris)
Ginger Rogers (repris)


Original title Rhapsody in Blue
Composer George Gershwin (1924)


Original title For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
Sung by kör


Original title The Sidewalks of New York
Composer Charles B. Lawlor (1894)
Lyrics James W. Blake (1894)


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Slides 1
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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