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58 posted on 09/16/2016 7:10:50 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; AZamericonnie; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN; ConorMacNessa; left that other site
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FRED ASTAIRE: “ISN’T IT A LOVELY DAY?”

While Ginger is out riding, a thunderstorm breaks, she seeks shelter in a bandstand, meets Fred, and their conversation about clouds and rain turns into a song and dance. Note how Ginger signals her change of attitude about Fred during the number.

Fred’s sartorial style in this scene changed the way men dressed in the Thirties. It was similar to Clark Gable’s decision not to wear an undershirt in 1934's “It Happened One Night,” which caused undershirt sales to plummet.

Fred Astaire: “Isn’t it a Lovely Day?”

59 posted on 09/16/2016 7:14:00 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: SandRat

Sooooo cute! :)


61 posted on 09/16/2016 7:15:03 PM PDT by luvie (I love the troops. That is all...)
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