Shall We Dance (1937)
| Release Date | 07 May 1937 |
| Tagline | Hot Feet ! |
| Genre | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English, French |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Comedy, Musical Romance, Showbiz Comedy |
| Themes | Opposites Attract, Dancer's Life |
| Tones | Bright, Humorous, Lavish, Light, Silly, Sweet, Warm, Gentle, Whimsical, Easygoing |
| Tags | Dance [art], Deception, Love, Marriage, Publicity Stunt, Romance, Songwriter |
Shall We Dance is the seventh of the ten Astaire-Rogers musical comedy films. It was released in 1937. The idea for this film originated in the studio's desire to exploit the successful formula created by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart with their 1936 Broadway hit On Your Toes, which featured an American dancer getting involved with a touring Russian ballet company, and which featured the famous "Slaughter On Tenth Avenue" satirical ballet created by the Russian émigré choreographer George Balanchine. In a major coup for RKO, Pan Berman managed to attract the Gershwins (George Gershwin wrote the symphonic underscore and Ira Gershwin the lyrics) to score this, their first Hollywood musical.
Cast and Crew
Cast
William Brisbane
Jim Montgomery
Norman Ainsley
Ship's Bartender
Sherwood Bailey
Newsboy
Matthew Boulton
Ship's Officer
Harry Bowen
Johnson - the Locksmith
Sidney Bracey
First Steward
William Burress
New Jersey Justice of the Peace
Charles Coleman
Central Park Policeman
Monte Collins
Usher-Messenger
Jean De Briac
Show Producer
Dudley Dickerson
Engine Room Singer
Douglas Gordon
Steward
Helena Grant
Passenger Starting Gossip
Charlie Hall
Ship's Bartender
Eddie Hall
Man on Stairs with Blonde
Jane Hamilton
Woman
Sam Harris
Passenger Walking Dog
Sam Hayes
Dispatcher
Charles Irwin
Fire Drill Steward
Tiny Jones
Flower Woman
Lew Kelly
Policeman at Jail
George Magrill
Room Steward
Marie Marks
Woman
Alphonse Martell
Doorman
Torben Meyer
Show Producer
Henry Mowbray
Radio Officer
Vesey O'Davoren
Ship's Bartender
Jack Rice
Hotel Desk Clerk
Matty Roubert
Elevator Operator
George Savidan
Errand Boy
Rolfe Sedan
Ballet Master
Mary Stewart
Dancer and Singer
Spencer Teakle
Undetermined Role
Pete Theodore
Linda's Dancing Partner
Marek Windheim
Ballet Master
Sam Wren
Charlie
Emma Young
Tai
Director
Writer
Allan Scott
Ernest Pagano
P.J. Wolfson
Lee Loeb
Harold Buchman
Anne Morrison Chapin
contributor to treatment
James Gow
contributor to screenplay construction
Edmund H. North
contributor to screenplay construction
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
David Abel
Joseph F. Biroc
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Editor
William Hamilton
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Art Director
Van Nest Polglase
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Makeup Department
Mel Berns
makeup artist
Production Manager
J.R. Crone
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Argyle Nelson
assistant director
Art Department
Carroll Clark
associate art director
Darrell Silvera
set dressing
Sound Department
Hugh McDowell Jr.
sound recordist
Special Effects
Vernon L. Walker
special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
J. Roy Hunt
camera operator
John Miehle
still photographer
Cliff Shirpser
assistant camera
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Edith Clark
wardrobe attendant
Music Department
Hal Borne
musician: rehearsal pianist
Joseph A. Livingston
music arranger
Other Crew
Harry Losee
ballet stager
Harry Cornbleth
stand-in: Fred Astaire
Eddie Hall
stand-in: Edward Everett Horton
John Huettner
stand-in: Edward Everett Horton
Paul Rochin
stand-in
Harry Timms
stand-in
Production Company
RKO Radio Pictures
Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
C&C Television Corporation
Continental Home Vídeo
Emerald
Image Entertainment
Turner Home Video
Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Vídeo
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Flying Down to Rio (1933)
Follow the Fleet (1936)
Roberta (1935)
Shall We Dance
Swing Time (1936)
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The Gay Divorcee (1934)
Top Hat (1935)
