Dancing with the (real) stars

[Mike Poore]

It's 1940 Fred Astaire and Elinor Powell. Frank Sinatra did the commentary.
Enjoy: :)

http://www.weshow.com/uk/p/14131/fred_astaire_and_eleanor_powel l_tap_dancing

[Bluerauder]

It's 1940 Fred Astaire and Elinor Powell. Frank Sinatra did the commentary.
Enjoy: :)

http://www.weshow.com/uk/p/14131/fred_astaire_and_eleanor_powel l_tap_dancing
What a coincidence. I watched that show "Broadway Melody of 1940" on TCM last night. Fred Astaire only made one movie with Eleanor Powell. He was concerned that she would show him up on the dance floor. She was known as the "Queen of Tap". He was right. Eleanor Powell was quite a looker too. The Cole Porter score was nice too ....

http://classicmoviefavorites.com/powell/eleanorpowell32.jpg

Ann Miller holds the record on fastest tap and was clocked in excess of 500 taps per minute (between 8-9 per second).

[Bluerauder]

Just watched a Red Skelton movie "I Dood It" from 1943. Some may remember that tag line from many of Skelton's skits ....

The show featured Eleanor Powell as a girl that Skelton "chased" through the movie. Here she is in a fantastic tap routine using ropes and cowboys .... the real action starts about 1:00 minute into the clip. This girl really knew the ropes. If she were alive today, she'd be 96.

>>>> http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/eleanor./video/x1x7za_eleanor-powell-cowboy-tap-western-r_shortfilms?from=rss

[Bluerauder]

Here's another clip of Eleanor Powell from the 1942 movie "Ship Ahoy" ... I'll Take Tallulah. :D The band is Tom Dorsey's and the drummer is Buddy Rich. Anyone recognize the little guy in the white suit at the beginning?

>>>> http://www.clown-ministry.com/red-skelton-videos/video/HZvpG3h8Txg

[Mike Poore]

Omygosh! :eek:

[Bluerauder]

Omygosh! :eek:
If I were only 38 years older ..... :P Wait a minute ... that wouldn't work very well at all. :geezer: :rofl: