Fred Astaire And Rita Hayworth — “I’m Old Fashioned”
The famous dance under moonlight from their last pairing on screen: “You Were Never Lovelier” in 1942.
Jerome Kern wrote the classic song “I’m Old Fashioned”, with a lyric by Johnny Mercer, for this film.
Looks crazy to hear Astaire (in any role) say “I am strictly from corn!”, but he (the actor) really was born in Omaha!
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Wiki reports: “Although Hayworth had a fine voice, Harry Cohn insisted on her singing being dubbed throughout by Nan Wynn…..Dance director was Val Raset, the one and only time he collaborated with Astaire, and his choreographic input into the film is unclear”
Hayworth was born “in Brooklyn….she was trained as a dancer from childhood.”
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Fred Astaire, in his autobiography “Steps In Time” wrote:
My first meeting with Rita was in a rehearsal hall at Columbia Studios. It was upstairs in one of the buildings and, as I recall, the stairway led directly into the large rehearsal room.
As I came up the last few steps I gave a hurried glance around, expecting to see Rita, as I had been told she would be there. I didn’t see her and asked one of the assistants, “Isn’t Miss Hayworth going to be here this morning?” he pointed to a remote corner of the room, “Why, yes–she’s been here for some time.”
There she was. Oh yes–a beautiful sight.
Bob Alton, choreographer on the picture, brought her over and introduced us. I said, “I’m an old freind of your father’s.”
“Yes, I know,” murmured Rita.
I then asked how tall she was as I stood alongside of her….As we stood there, both in flat heels, I was easily three inches taller and I told her I hoped she didn’t have to wear very high heels with me. She quickly answered, “Oh, no, I don’t have to.”
We then danced around the mirrored room in impromptu ballroom fashion, as I wanted to get an idea of how we looked together.
I kept thinking how extraordinary it was to find myself about to play opposite my freind Eduardo Cansino’s lovely daughter, and I told her so. She laughed.
Rita danced with trained perfection and individuality. She, of course, knew through experience what this dancing business was all about. That was apparent the moment I started working with her.
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@PeaceNdLovee Yep, …
@PeaceNdLovee Yep, she was truly gifted (though actually she went from this to Gilda, which was filmed and released four years later). It’s a shame she only made two films with Astaire, but after years of being linked with Ginger, he was leery of getting “stuck” with another partner
Just on TCM so I …
Just on TCM so I had to search for it. Great pairing, great song, great dance. They were 20 years difference in age so it’s especially poignant for her to sing this song to him, “I’m Old Fashioned.” Astaire considered Hayworth one of the best dancers he ever worked with.
I’m in awe how she …
I’m in awe how she can go from Gilda to this.
bella mujer q …
bella mujer q musica mas relajadora linda epoca DIVINA
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i love this movie …
i love this movie so much! thank you for uploading this
Ok Great !!..i like …
Ok Great !!..i like audrey hepburn myself
If you look up …
If you look up solar angel & see how its described, you will know that that is what one sees when looking at Rita & Fred, they have evolved the love of god within, their angelic qualities radiates the three worlds from the soul & which you dont normally see until your in heaven.Now i can say ive seen angels
1.Fred Astaire – …
1.Fred Astaire – Teacher
2.Michael Jackson – student
@PYCHO07 wow where …
@PYCHO07 wow where did you get that text from?
yeah these days …
yeah these days everything has to be so showy.
hmm…now that you …
hmm…now that you mention it, a BIT…but Rita is obviously much more amazing, in my opinion
Is it me or does …
Is it me or does Katherine Heigl look like Rita?
I love this song!! …
I love this song!! Mainly because I’m old fashioned too… ah well. I’d rather be old-fashioned like them than “stream-lined” like America’s culture today.
Class, sheer class.
Class, sheer class.
Simply beautiful… …
Simply beautiful…what other words to describe them both. How sad our culture which was once so rich with artistic beauty has regressed to what it’s become today.
Well I guess I’m …
Well I guess I’m old fashioned too =)
Why don’t people …
Why don’t people dance with discretion and modesty anymore, like these two lovely people?
Great dancing but …
Great dancing but Fred seems a little rusty on this one. I have danced the same routine several times and think I managed it a little better.
Qué bonito! Ojalá …
Qué bonito! Ojalá aún se escribieran cosas tan bellas…qué arreglos, qué orquestación…
Rita was and is …
Rita was and is beautiful!!! I love her dress.
Fred is from Omaha? …
Fred is from Omaha? I had no idea, but it’s no surprise. For all of his sophistication, there’s a salt of the earth, regular guy quality about him that can’t be disguised. No wonder he was such a star. One can’t do better than Middle America.
Norm
“I was never adored …
“I was never adored by local lads……”
Yeah, RIGHT! Now, I’LL tell one, Gorgeous!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoox!
The dancing is …
The dancing is wonderful. But look at it again and listen to the music. What a wonderful arrangement. This arrangement, as is, could be used in a Broadway show today. It’s timeless and perfect.
Thank you so much …
Thank you so much for this…Sure, today’s movie “magic” gives the audience 3D special effects galore, but this scene shows us the kind of magic that you NEVER see at the movies today; and that is those truly magical moments when two people realize that they’ve fallen in love with each other….