A Damsel in Distress (1937)
| Release Date | 19 November 1937 |
| Budget | $1,000,000 |
| Tagline | It's Smooth! It's Smart! It's Snappy! New Songs! New Steps! New Laughs! |
| Genre | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Romance, Musical Comedy |
| Themes | Mistaken Identities, Americans Abroad, Musician's Life |
| Tones | Witty, Upbeat, Merry, Humorous, Light |
| Tags | Dance [art], Forbidden Love, Heir, Love, Romance |
A Damsel in Distress (RKO) is a 1937 English-themed Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, George Burns, and Gracie Allen. With a screenplay by P. G. Wodehouse, loosely based on his novel of the same name, music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, it is directed by George Stevens.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Ray Noble
Reggie
Jan Duggan
Miss Ruggles
Pearl Amatore
Madrigal Singer
May Beatty
Landlady
Eugene Beday
Bit Role
Charles Bennett
Carnival barker
Frank Benson
Attendant
John Blood
Bit Role
Angela Blue
Dancer
Myrta Bonillas
Bit Role
Ralph Brooks
Sightseer
Gertrude Carr
Bit Role
James Clemens
Drunk
Mary Dean
Singer
Charles Doherty
Bit Role
Kathleen Ellis
Bit Role
James Fawcett
Drunk
Sterrett Ford
Bit Role
Jack George
Madrigal Singer
Mary Gordon
Cook
Sam Harris
Dance extra
Max Linder
Footman
Marie Marks
Bit Role
Clive Morgan
Bit Role
Joe Niemeyer
Street dancer
William J. O'Brien
Chauffeur
Elsa Peterson
Bit Role
Betty Rome
Singer
Violet Seaton
Alice's Maid
Buster Slaven
Bit Role
Jean Stevens
Dancer
Mary Stewart
Dancer, Singer
Hans Tanzler
Bit Role
Ken Terrell
Drunk
Ellinor Vanderveer
Bit Role
Jack Walkin
Drunk
Cynthia Westlake
Bit Role
Director
Writer
Ian Hay
uncredited
Ernest Pagano
S.K. Lauren
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Joseph H. August
Editor
Henry Berman
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Art Director
Van Nest Polglase
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Makeup Department
Mel Berns
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Argyle Nelson
assistant director
Art Department
Carroll Clark
associate art director
Darrell Silvera
set dresser
Sound Department
Earl A. Wolcott
sound recordist
Special Effects
Vernon L. Walker
special effects
Music Department
Victor Baravalle
musical director
George Bassman
additional music arranger
Ray Noble
additional music arranger
George Parrish
composer: additional music
Other Crew
Angela Blue
assistant choreographer
Production Company
RKO Radio Pictures
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Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
C&C Television Corporation
Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
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Films directed by George Stevens
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Alice Adams (1935)
Annie Oakley (1935)
Giant (1956)
Gunga Din (1939)
I Remember Mama (1948)
On Our Merry Way (1948)
Penny Serenade (1941)
Quality Street (1937)
Shane (1953)
Something to Live For (1952)
Swing Time (1936)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
The More the Merrier (1943)
The Only Game in Town (1970)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Vigil in the Night (1940)
Vivacious Lady (1938)
Woman of the Year (1942)
The Works of P. G. Wodehouse and their adaptations
A Damsel in Distress
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Jeeves and Wooster (1990)
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Summer Lightning (1933)
Thank You, Jeeves! (1936)
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