Favorite Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Dances

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are one of the most iconic movie duos, making ten films together. Their work together started in 1933’s Flying Down to Rio, where they played supporting players to the film’s main plot. But with just one dance together, the “Carioca”, they captured the audience’s attention, spawning eight more films throughout…

Backstage Blogathon: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are probably best remembered today as being each other’s dance partner through the 1930s. They made nine films together at RKO in that decade, from their scene-stealing supporting roles in 1933’s Flying Down to Rio to the title characters in 1939’s The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, which was meant to…