Fred Astaire Movies

Documentary on the 1953 musical "The Band Wagon."

An ex-con man and his five trained Dobermans help a Treasury Dept. agent stop a racketeer and his gang.

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered...

This documentary tells the story of the making of Irving Berlin's Easter Parade.

Biddeford "Pogo" Poole, an urbane charmer, has been absent for most of the life of his daughter, Jessica, but he pops up again as she prepares to...

American dancer and choreographer Hermes Pan recalls his life and work as he relives the glorious history of the Hollywood musical.

This documentary has interviews with actors and the director as they arrive for the 1968 New York world premiere of "Finian's Rainbow."

An overview of Cole Porter’s musical contributions to the film Broadway Melody of 1940.

A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.

When the silent cinema learned to speak, the audience was surprised not only by the voices of the actors and the sound effects, but also by a new...

Experimental Short, Brazil

Ten years after the award winning "An Evening With..." Astaire shows us his "hip" credentials in this paen to the flower power era,larking about with...

A one-hour live television special starring Fred Astaire.

Success is inevitable for a musical in which Fred Astaire appears - if it was also written by one of the most talented composers of his time. Irving...

Documentary in which Darcey Bussell profiles Hollywood dancer Fred Astaire, marking 30 years since his death.