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Movie Review Top Hat

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 26 Jan 20

Spoiler alerts The classic 1935 musical comedy starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers is one of the greatest song and dance movies of all time, featuring a wonderful Irving Berlin score. It also features some very sharp witty...

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Peter Skellern RIP

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 17 Feb 17

2017 is in danger of competing with the previous year in claiming the lives of some highly talented entertainers. Today saw the death of singer, song-writer Peter Skellern who brought intelligent lyrics to 1970’s love songs that...

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The Best Last Ever Movie Appearances - Fred Astaire - Douglas Fairbanks Junior – Ghost Story

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 15 Nov 16

Sometimes a movie proves to be the last chance for more than one great actor to bow out, and rarely more so than Ghost Story (1981), an under-rated gentle Gothic horror tale based on a Peter Straub novel, featuring not only...

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Ginger Rogers! !!! !

JUNGLE @JUNGLE (1157) • South Africa 11 Sep 07

Ginger Rogers was Fred Astaire's best dance partner and romantic interest in many of his films.

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Fred Astaire______Top Tap Dancer!!!!!!!!!!

JUNGLE @JUNGLE (1157) • South Africa 11 Sep 07

Fred Astaire was a fantastic tap dancer in his time.Even though he was a big star long before I was born I am a huge fan of his.