Love this movie! (my favorite part) - Shall We Dance (1937) Discussion

[–] 20 years ago

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My favorite scene is "Lets call the hole thing off" not just the song but he dancing on skates. And the Cecil Flintridge guy.

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[–] fantasywriter_88 19 years ago

My favorite part in the movie was probably "Let's call the whole thing off" It was awesome seeing them dance together on skates.

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[–] 19 years ago

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[–] Autlan 19 years ago

This movie was fantastic, the dancing on skates was also my favorite part. I did like the engine room bit too, but I thought it being mostly a solo dance put it a smidge behind.

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[–] daybyday 19 years ago

This movie is amazing! I don't know if I could pick one favorie part. But you're right-the the "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" dance on roller skates is beyond words. The only other person to do it in a film was Gene Kelly. I would love to try it, but I'd probably end up killing myself. I also love "They Can't Take That Away From Me." Talk about POWER.

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[–] surf_SIC 19 years ago

haha, i turned it on TCM at like 11 in the morning after like being up all night at coronation and afterparties and got like no sleep. And I turn it on I'm so exausted and it's the iceskate scene, and I had no idea who it was. Then there like falling on skates, so I have no idea it's fred and ginger. Then they start this like amazing skating routine and i'm all....Wait...what? lol. But some of the words I think they could've changed, ouster? Tom-atto? Well, it was the 30's...lol. This was a pointless story...haha

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[–] scotbpens 15 years ago

"But some of the words I think they could've changed, ouster? Tom-atto?"

I assume you mean "oysters." The way people in Brooklyn and the Bronx say it, it does sound something like "ersters." And British folks do say "to-mah-to," you know.

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[–] piper_cattygirl 18 years ago

This is my favorite Fred Astaire. My favorite part was "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" and the rollskates.

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[–] football_is_life 18 years ago

"Let's Call the Whole Thing off" is probably one of my favorite song/dance numbers, and the most touching is the "They Can't Take That Away From Me" scenes.

For laughs, I just couldn't help laughing seeing Petrov's reaction to (1) seeing the pics of him and Linda in the paper and (2) when he sees the Linda "dummy." His facial reaction was so ridiculous. hehehe.

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[–] TheCellist1985 18 years ago

I love the part where Pete meets Linda for the first time. That rediculous accent is hilarious. I was laughing myself silly the entire time.

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[–] 18 years ago

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[–] vernvaquer 17 years ago

I've always loved the "They All Laughed" dance. It is so beautiful and vintage Astaire and Rogers. The huge gleaming set, the great song, and the fact that they literally re-enact their roles in the dance, where he's pursuing her, she's apprehensive but interested, and by the end they're in love. I love the choreography and the big finish at the end, just fabulous.

I have always liked this movie, especially the plot, which is kind of racy for the time, and for the two of them especially, since they were both conservative people, but I have always wished the end of the film was stronger, they never got to do a big romantic dancec, but I suppose the "They Can't Take That Away From Me" on the ferry was supposed to substitute for the big dance number.

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[–] ladamson1918 17 years ago

They All Laughed--it's one of my favorite movie bits, all movies included.
I love the way, in the beginning, she still thinks he's all ballet and doesn't know how the thing will work out, and then he just goes into a solid tap sequence.
I think I read that this number was done in one take, no cuts. Different cameras, but otherwise all of a piece. Terrific.

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[–] justaudrey 14 years ago

Racy? How so? I didn't really think it was.

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[–] ladynoir15 17 years ago

My favorite part in this film has got to be the dialog between Cecil and Jeffrey when Cecil's in jail. Hilarious!

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[–] justaudrey 14 years ago

Oh my gosh, YES! That was so funny. I love Eric Blore. Just the way he speaks cracks me up. "Susquehanna Street Jail". Ahh, so funny.

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[–] Lady_Pearl 16 years ago

My favourite part has to be when Cecil was in jail on the phone to Jeffrey.

I was watching the film in the early hours of the morning because I couldn't sleep and had to stop myself from bursting into fits of laughter in fear of waking the rest of the house up. Hilarious scene.

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[–] EMME30 15 years ago

I always love the end where she goes onto stage & says, "Hocho choinga". So, he KNOWS it's her. When he's looking through all of the girls to find her it's so cute.

I love the roller skating scene & ANY scene with Eric Blore. He's always too funny!

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[–] Doghouse-6 15 years ago

She (and Fred near the beginning) was saying, "Ochi Chernye," which is the title of a Russian folk song.

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[–] dmedinacooper 10 years ago

My favorite scene occurs after Arthur (Jerome Cowan) takes those pictures of "Linda" with Petrov and he has just promised to stand by her through this 'difficult time'. Petrov is coming to see Linda and passes Arthur in the hallway and Arthur says, "Cad!" and then has the cutest most impish look on his face, and Petrov (as only Astaire can do) slides to a stop and looks stunned! Just perfect comic timing!

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[–] 14 years ago

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