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The title derives from the slang expression "to put on the Ritz", meaning to dress very fashionably. This expression was inspired by the opulent Ritz Hotel in London. Hit phonograph records of the tune in its original period of popularity of 1929–1930 were recorded by Harry Richman and by Fred Astaire, with whom the song is particularly ...
Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz, [1] May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, ... He nominated "Puttin' on the Ritz" as his farewell dance.
Starring Fred Astaire (Avan-Guard, 1987) Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (Saville/Conifer, 1987) Astairable Fred (DRG, 1988) Cheek to Cheek (Compact Selection, 1988) Puttin' On the Ritz (Nostalgia/Mainline, 1988) The Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Story (Deja Vu, 1989) Top Hat: Hits from Hollywood (Sony, 1994 ) Steppin Out: Fred Astaire at MGM ...
Puttin' On the Ritz is a 1930 American pre-Code musical film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Harry Richman, Joan Bennett, and James Gleason.The screenplay was written by Gleason and William K. Wells based on a story by John W. Considine Jr.
Silk Stockings is a 1957 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse.It is based on the 1955 stage musical of the same name, [2] which had been adapted from the film Ninotchka (1939).
Blue Skies is an album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire released in 1946 featuring songs that were presented in the American musical film Blue Skies.Like Song Hits from Holiday Inn, the entire 78 rpm album would be composed of Irving Berlin songs written specifically for the film.
Blue Skies is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, and Joan Caulfield.Based on a story by Irving Berlin, the film is about a dancer who loves a showgirl who loves a compulsive nightclub-opener who can't stay committed to anything in life for very long.
The first four bars of "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" is a song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 film Shall We Dance, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as part of a celebrated dance duet on roller skates. [5]