I almost cried


I feel silly for saying this, but for some reason I almost cried during "They Can't Take That Away From Me". It's just such a sweet song and she's finally realizing that this man really loves her. anyone agree?

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It's a lovely song, and they both evoke such longing and pain in their faces. Not silly at all.

Many people say there should be a dance after this... I never felt there had to be, but I do wish the final dance in the picture had featured Ginger Rogers more than the odd acrobat Harriet Hoctor.

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I never thought much of the song until 1) I heard Fred sing it to perfection and 2) The backstory that Ira Gershwin thought of the song after George died and he viewed it as encouragement not to give up on life and on lyrics. The song means so much more to me because of those two things.

No one sings a standard better than Fred Astaire.

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I'm afraid you're a little confused on that backstory. George actually died two months after this movie was released. It was "Our Love is Here to Stay," written for the Goldwyn Follies, for which Ira wrote the lyrics after George died, as a tribute to his brother and partner.

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They finally did dance to this song in The Barkleys of Broadway.

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Harriet Hoctor may have been an "odd acrobat", but she did almost all of her dancing in the film's final number en pointe. Pretty amazing.

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I couldn't do what she did, I'll grant. Still, I don't enjoy watching it much.

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i'll agree on that, i would have liked to see more of ginger at the end, as for 'you can't take that away from me' it made me wanna cry also

i've danced with you, i'm never gonna dance again - Lucky to Penny in Swingtime 1936

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I was very impressed with how Ms. Hoctor was able to move her body. Naturally I've seen acrobats before but she was doing acrobatics, dancing, walking around. I hadn't seen that before in a movie of that time. I'm not saying those acts didn't exist maybe in side shows or Vaudeville or something but it just seemed, for me, to be before its time. I assume that's why they put her in the movie.

Today there's all kinds of similar acts in Cirque du Soleil and other similar acts yet I continue to be amazed. I'm always amazed at the things people can get a body full of bones and flesh to do the kinds of things we, as a race, can do. It's equally impressive when people are able to push the limits of their minds but those aren't as obvious. The interesting thing about mental achievements is they are often lost on those who don't have similar mental abilities. I digress, I love the movie!


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