Fred Astaire Movies

Johnny Riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a Latin-American country named Patria. There, he overhears a convent-bred rich girl praying to...

While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the...

Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.

Years after the death of her husband, Kitty McNeil takes her son and flees from the home of her wealthy and controlling mother-in-law. Alone and...

In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they marry and then abandon comedy to...

With his mauve taxi, the old philosopher Dr. Seamus Scully runs around the small green roads of the south of Ireland, becoming confident of his...

Success is inevitable for a musical in which Fred Astaire appears - if it was also written by one of the most talented composers of his time. Irving...

Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on 'Mr. X'....

In a drab desert town, some 200 miles south of Reno, an indecisive man with an unfaithful wife dreams of someday, someday, taking charge of his...

A collection of amateur films made by photographer Roderic Vickers and friends.

An elderly married couple find that as their physical and mental health deteriorates, they find themselves dependent more and more upon their grown...

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered...

This documentary has interviews with actors and the director as they arrive for the 1968 New York world premiere of "Finian's Rainbow."

An overview of Cole Porter’s musical contributions to the film Broadway Melody of 1940.

Documentary on the 1953 musical "The Band Wagon."

This documentary short subject details the making of the 1957 MGM musical, "Silk Stockings". Hosted by its star Cyd Charisse, the film gives...

The mysterious owner of a costume shop rents a Santa Claus suit to three very different men: a math teacher trying to get the nerve to propose, a...

A celebration of Hollywood in the 1930s, featuring a compilation of clips from features and newsreels of the era.

A one-hour live television special starring Fred Astaire.

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually...