Jane Powell & Fred Astaire perform "How Could You Believe Me" in the 1951 musical "Royal Wedding".
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@jasobres8 жыл бұрын
The title is actually "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life", which is considered the longest title in MGM history.
@jimrick66325 жыл бұрын
WHY THIS LADY WAS SHOVED UNDER THE CARPET BY MGM IS A MYSTERY TO ME....THEY DECIDED TO PROMOTE DEBBIE REYNOLDS AND ANN BLYTHE AND GIVE SECONDARY ROLES TO JANIE WHO WAS MORE TALENTED THEN EITHER OF THOSE ACTRESSES...SINGER, DANCER,AND A GOOD ACTRESS...WHAT MORE COULD SHE OFFER??? POLITICS I WILL BET....
@mggentry5 жыл бұрын
JIM RICK I’ll agree that she’s better than Ann Blythe, but Debbie Reynolds is a treasure
@skylanlawson5 жыл бұрын
MatchEntry LMFAO right like don’t play
@BethDiane Жыл бұрын
And not a legal defense. Although certain people seem to like to use it as one.
@jamesmcinnis208Ай бұрын
"actually"
@stuffnuns3 жыл бұрын
I forgot how good this number is. Jane does a fantastic job with the impeccable Astaire. She’s hysterical, dancing killer steps while wearing that IDGAF expression. And, she proves that you CAN chew gum and tap dance at the same time. Great hoofing.
@MisterBearNaked3 жыл бұрын
Times change, fads come and go, but pure talent and moxy never goes out of style.
@gordonmary2 жыл бұрын
It's so good I cry.
@cgtravers6 жыл бұрын
Jane Powell deserved an Oscar for this!
@DEFinitivelyHis11 жыл бұрын
"You're always humilatin' me, humilatin' me!" There are so many things I love about this number, I can't even go into it.
@flowertrue2 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Jane Powell. A true Hollywood talent from the golden age.
@topriser11 жыл бұрын
A pianist and a drummer were available for rehearsals -- the orchestrator was brought in later to score the accents for instruments -- the crazy "out of control" moments, for example, were created later. Meticulous rehearsals and choreography design, however -- it's simply a marvel to watch still today. Just a delight!
@michaeldavies17827 жыл бұрын
'You ain't lost nothing you never had!' Absolutely brutal.
@amymack19547 жыл бұрын
I can't stop watching this! I love everything about it: the music, the lyrics, the costumes, the choreography, the performance.
@seanking10587 жыл бұрын
PA Zrighteos brothers youve losr
@wendynadin36856 жыл бұрын
same here,just love these performances
@pebkac12454 жыл бұрын
The costumes are hilarious
@robinlight4 жыл бұрын
Its absolutely wonderful. Its genius
@jonathanlane44963 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant!
@dianethompson61353 жыл бұрын
Jane wasn't known for her dancing in the beginning but she really learned quickly & could keep up with the best!
@MrCrowebobby8 жыл бұрын
It's easy to lose track of how extraordinary the eccentric dancing combined with rapid precision tap work is in this because it's being presented as comedy.
@georgeyoung71248 жыл бұрын
And Jane wore heels.
@mauricioduron31938 жыл бұрын
...just what I was thinkin'!
@troyannbladsacker18114 жыл бұрын
@@georgeyoung7124 as a female speaking, it's always been easier to tap In heels than flats.
@ayushtiwary62864 жыл бұрын
George Young and talented
@sharigreen92522 жыл бұрын
This number blew me away! I can't take my eyes off Jane! She is so mesmerizing! The footwork is amazing and she was not known for being a dancer. To think she was third choice for the part and she nails it! Bravo Jane!
@marthacanady9441 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the best dance routines ever. Jane was so good.
@QueenOfTheNorth65 Жыл бұрын
Can we just take a minute to admire how amazing Jane’s dancing is here? For someone who was trained as a singer and actress, she really matches Fred step for step.
@winkle522000 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Jane Powell was a tremendous talent. Anyone that could keep up with Astaire was special!
@marthacanady9441 Жыл бұрын
Who knew? She was just marvelous in this dance.
@debbiegrugel375210 ай бұрын
My Mam and Dad done this performance at parties, etc. They were absolutely Amazing
@sheilaholmes9969 ай бұрын
She was always one of my favorites.
@SaraMKay6 ай бұрын
There are a few people who have just absolutely EVERYTHING - and she's one of them few. Just amazing in everything they do.
@rubylioness72711 жыл бұрын
Such a great performance and so FUNNY. One of my favorites!
@chattyroz29347 жыл бұрын
I love how they stay in character even for the bow. I bet this is the only time Fred Astaire made his exit on his back!
@christophermcguire57952 жыл бұрын
Bloody brilliant, God rest, Fred and Jane. Chuff those were the days
@magicice678311 жыл бұрын
Pure schtick. But the genius of Fred Astaire took this piece of cornball schtick and turned it into pure gold. Fantastic!
@SneazyNeazy7 жыл бұрын
Jane's commitment to chewing oh my! I dare you not to feel life's got no meaning.
@Kelly-nm4kw2 жыл бұрын
Hello Denise, How are you doing?
@lindarotella7583 Жыл бұрын
Love, love, love this song! What great music and lyrics. The dancing routine with Astaire and Powell makes it even more enjoyable. I so miss the classic era of Hollywood. There was nothing like it!
@1jotun136 Жыл бұрын
Look up Eartha Kit's album, In Person at the Plaza. There's a great version of this song on there.
@lucettederamaix4508 Жыл бұрын
Linda Rotella I love too
@JackTheSkunk Жыл бұрын
You mean you're not a fan of the woke dival Hollywood cranks out these days? 😅😅
@melseligsohn89048 ай бұрын
Astaire was beyond brilliant Mel S.
@user-sw1pk4bh1b5 ай бұрын
humor, satire, art, dance, song, costumes, set and the INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCES.... perfectly perfect perfection
@billysmith30187 жыл бұрын
Astaire wonderfully parodies Kelly as Powell does a brilliant song and dance AND comedic routine. Two giants of world of entertainment.
@grace.hansen8 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite song in the movie. Perfection!
@johnnylackland39923 жыл бұрын
Mine too, Grace.
@jimrick66326 жыл бұрын
JANE POWELL IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WASTED TALENT...MGM ALWAYS TYPED HER AS A TEENAGER...EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS BORN IN 1929...HER BEST FILM WORK BESIDES THIS NUMBER FROM "ROYAL WEDDING" WAS "7 BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS" AND A FILM SHE DID IN 1957 AT RKO CALLED "THE GIRL MOST LIKELY"...OF COURSE JANE WENT ON TO STAGE WORK, RECORDINGS, NIGHT CLUBS, ETC...BEEN A FAN OF HER SINCE I WAS SEVEN AND I TURN 80 IN NOVEMBER AND STILL LOVE TO WATCH HER FILMS...SINCE DEBBIE REYNOLDS HAS PASSED, JANE IS THE LAST OF THAT GROUP STILL AROUND...LOVE YOU JANE...
@robinlight4 жыл бұрын
No they didn't
@stuffnuns3 жыл бұрын
Still, she danced with Fred, with The Fred Astaire! And she rose to the challenge and took the gold. She really made it look like she wasn’t working. That dance is shot the way Fred liked to film dances - in long takes, the camera following the dancers, head to toe. To shoot a dance that way, one has to own it. And, wow, she is terrific here. This number attests to Ms. Powell’s blazing talent and work ethic. Jane Powell, like her partner here, is The Real Deal.
@dianethompson61353 жыл бұрын
She made many fun films!!!
@c2shiniconeiji Жыл бұрын
I simply adore Mr Astaire playing this guy 😂 soooo cute
@robertlust36719 жыл бұрын
What a talent Jane Powell is/was - I saw her a few years ago in concert signing the Fred Astaire part - what a delight
@tammie10789 жыл бұрын
the song and dancing is so catchy and bouncy not to mention the words too.
@Romanov-eg3xf9 жыл бұрын
I love this routine. Astaire's lines make me laugh, too.
@stephaniem4285 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the few dances with Fred Astaire where instead of looking at his performance (which is very good), you don't want to take your eyes off his partner Jane Powell!
@robstockton246311 ай бұрын
Fred was a dancer, Jane was an everything.
@Igot99biasesbutseungriaint18 жыл бұрын
One of the best movies ever! I've watched it about 200 times.
@martinepstein33325 жыл бұрын
Marvellous routine by Fred and Jane , great song by Burton Lane and very witty lyrics from Alan Jay Lerner
@chrisj.plamondon18286 жыл бұрын
⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 Brilliant! This number's a real hoot! Fred n' Janey are just hilarious! Luv it!❤❤
@peteyou23256 жыл бұрын
I love Jane Powell. She is absolutely awesome in this scene. Fred is, of course, great too.
@brucer95722 жыл бұрын
Part of Fred's genius was that he could make a girl look really, really good. And the girls hated him, because he would rehearse for 24 hours a day. They would come home with bloody feet. But after the big performance, they knew that they had been dancing in the presence of a genius, and they loved him for it.
@nutbits2 жыл бұрын
@@brucer9572 That ain't Fred Astaire
@MrCrowebobby2 жыл бұрын
@@nutbits What are you talking about?!!!
@nutbits2 жыл бұрын
@@MrCrowebobby Obviously it is him. I think what happened is that I was watching another video and as I scrolled down to look at comments, it skipped to this one without me noticing it. Or something like that.
@MrCrowebobby2 жыл бұрын
@@nutbits That happens. But people say some crazy sh*t, too, so I wasn't sure. lol.
@johnrogers1802 жыл бұрын
The BEST Fred Astaire! What a perfect pair, great costuming and remarkable timing to the very end. Eat your heart out Gene Kelly.
@renegonzales44677 ай бұрын
Jane Powell s talent is underrated. This clip proves she was not only a great singer but can also be a good dancer and a good comedian . Given a chance, she could be good in dramatic roles too.
@rbraxley7 жыл бұрын
That's just fun, period. Might I say, that's entertainment.
@Mariajkelly292 жыл бұрын
Everything that is great about American choreography and character is in this outstanding dance piece. They've nailed the cheek and the chutzpah and sheer verve of American style. You can see that Fred, in particular, is having a ball with Jane. She matches him every step of the way.
@esmeephillips58888 ай бұрын
It is a glimpse of how the young Fred and Adele may have come over in musical comedy. The joky brother-sister vibe may be the closest approximation on celluloid... in the absence of any footage of Adele, the most acclaimed Broadway star of her era.
@chulse83 жыл бұрын
When I was a young girl in the early 60s, I found a beach ball at the park, which my friend wanted, so much so, she asked to swop it for her old record player! Her mum had bought a new one, so I got her old one, plus a few 78s one of which was this song. Loved the funny lyrics as a child, and only just seen this clever routine. Brilliant.
@Debbie_Bcool Жыл бұрын
You just don't get this kind of entertainment any more. So much to the imagination the style is wow and the creativity is beyond amazing the dancing acting singing is the best we will ever see again. Loved how they rounded the ending up with her stomping on his hat had him on the floor singing what a lier he is. From beginning to the very end they completely had my attention.
@taylormaddux8433 Жыл бұрын
This number was practically a movie in itself. Thanks for sharing.
@markschildberg16676 жыл бұрын
This movie has a terrific score by Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner. Every song is wonderful.
@jenniferlawrence60918 жыл бұрын
Just brilliant - perfect timing, great rapport. Love it!
@Kelly-nm4kw2 жыл бұрын
Hello Jane, How are you doing?
@kathy2trips9 жыл бұрын
Jane Powell! Holy carp...she's great!
@grace.hansen6 жыл бұрын
She really is!! I actually met her in person!! She's just adorable
@bestfriends65966 жыл бұрын
Grace Craichy {Gwen Stacy} you did? You are so lucky!!! I had always wanted to meet such a person as Jane Powell!
@EwanChung4 жыл бұрын
This was also the most different she ever sounded when singing. Completely went against type. And it worked!
@stevefriedmanphoto2 жыл бұрын
@@grace.hansen I did several times and she was absolutely wonderful
@johnlynch4901 Жыл бұрын
Besides being a great number - often overlooked and under-appreciated are the fantastic MGM orchestrations. Such a lost art form.
@robstockton246311 ай бұрын
That’s the advantage of having an in-house music department peopled with the top-notch talent that was everywhere following WWII. Quincy Jones is the only living movie musician I can think of that could arrange & score like that today. Maybe Marc Shaiman and a few Broadway orchestrators could also do it.
@esmeephillips58888 ай бұрын
The studio orchestra peaked around this time with Johnny Green as head honcho and talents such as Roger Edens, Conrad Salinger, Kay Thompson and wunderkind Andre Previn at Culver City.
@stephaniecarrow48987 ай бұрын
Even the bow at the end is in character! So great.
@lisargiles5 жыл бұрын
Among my Top 5 favorite dance performances in a film. LOVE it!
@glen73189 жыл бұрын
"I never had no mother, we was too poor!
@georgeyoung71248 жыл бұрын
You mean you never had no mudder.
@glen73188 жыл бұрын
True
@EwanChung5 ай бұрын
I love using that line!
@suzannerust865810 ай бұрын
This is fabulous and I keep replaying this again and again
@ALLforLOVE137 жыл бұрын
This is GOLD!!! 😂😂😂😂
@c2shiniconeiji Жыл бұрын
Cant tell how often me and my bro watched this in a row when we were kids 💕😅nearly killed our video recorder.. 😂
@ange96632 жыл бұрын
A bungalow yet !!, Everything about this is just fabulous, love how high up Fred's trousers are, both brilliant ♥️
@fionatsang9353 Жыл бұрын
It's so weird seeing Astaire in a jacket that didn't fit him like a glove 😅
@lagrangeleo3 жыл бұрын
this is so amazing, such a catchy tune, and the dance and movement is astonishing. They are both in synch, every move seems to be perfect too. Most of this, too seems to be filmed in one continuous take, it would seem that at some point someone might misstep, or not get the complicated moves and footwork, and they would need to restart. There seems to be minimal editing here too. I recently watched this movie, and found the story somewhat dull and uninteresting, but the dancing (and Fred's dancing on the walls and ceiling, and with a hat rack too) and the catchy tunes (words by Alan Jay Lerner who later wrote Gigi, My Fair Lady, and composer Burton Lane who wrote Finian's Rainbow and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, to name 2) and Jane Powell's lovely voice, make up for the rest.
@luissanabriaortiz56982 жыл бұрын
Wow
@markschildberg16678 ай бұрын
Yes, MGM tried to keep the number of cuts in a musical number to a minimum so you could really watch the performance.
@sandramorey25296 ай бұрын
I saw this when I was 7 and loved it. Silly story but stuff like this number really got me. I was running around the house singing at the top of my lungs, mostly the operatic songs Jane Powell sang. This is a vaudeville number.
@Caban197010 жыл бұрын
June Allison was first choice (but she was pregnant) and Judy Garland was second choice (she was recovering from a break down.) I think Jane Powell did a great performance considering she never got to practice with Fred Astaire. In matter of fact, she never met him until the filming of this movie.
@elwoodblues96136 жыл бұрын
As much as he rehearsed, I'm sure she was relieved that she DIDN'T practice with him!
@troyannbladsacker18114 жыл бұрын
Jane Powell was absolutely perfect.
@Grlsinger4710 жыл бұрын
This was great. Pure talents, both of them. I really couldn't see June Allyson in this part. Its a shame that Judy couldn't do it, but Jane was a great choice.
@grace.hansen6 жыл бұрын
She is SO great!!
@EwanChung4 жыл бұрын
I remember a film historian commenting on the interesting fact that when Judy was slated to do this number, they were going to put a blonde wig on her. And here Jane got a brunette one.
@randywhite39473 жыл бұрын
@@EwanChung that’s fascinating
@scotgat6 жыл бұрын
Part of the reason this number works is the incredible orchestration. I've tried to look up who did the orchestration for this movie, but have been unable to locate the name. It sounds as if it may be Ray Heindorf (A Star Is Born, 1954) In any case, the sound quality and the professionalism of the MGM orchestra is at its peak of artistry and possesses that mid-century zeitgeist that is so recognizable to those of us who lived through it. It's a little sad to listen to this type of musical number from classic Hollywood, however, because it's a painful reminder of all the people that are no longer with us (both celebrities, personal friends and family members).
@garrettbays69425 жыл бұрын
Ray Heindorf worked at Warner Bros. at the time, so it was most likely Conrad Salinger who orchestrated it, or at least arranged it. I would need to look at the soundtrack when I get home. As for Heindorf, I don't believe he ever worked on an MGM picture.
@scotgat4 жыл бұрын
@@garrettbays6942 Thank you for your helpful reply.
@garrettbays69424 жыл бұрын
@@scotgat sorry I didn't check the day I wrote the comment, but I just looked, and the arrangements and orchestration for this song were by Skip Martin, who was the primary orchestrator on 1954's A Star is Born.
@fromthesidelines Жыл бұрын
Salinger was one of the arrangers. Skip Martin, Robert Franklyn, Paul Marquardt and Albert Sendrey also scored the picture. Take your pick- but the odds are it was Salinger. 😊
@pronkerpronker67084 жыл бұрын
5:24 and Fred's look at the audience gets me each time! :D
@andyharman30224 жыл бұрын
Yep, it gets me every time! It's like he's saying "Did you see what that girl did to my hat?"
@margaritamartires25365 жыл бұрын
I had the honor to meet ms.powell. her daughter and i went to the same high school
@Kelly-nm4kw2 жыл бұрын
Hello Margarita, How are you doing?
@2039marl11 жыл бұрын
As golden today as the day it was filmed.
@Kelly-nm4kw2 жыл бұрын
Hello Joan, How are you doing?
@2039marl2 жыл бұрын
@@Kelly-nm4kw Hi - just watched it again -as great as ever -
@Kelly-nm4kw2 жыл бұрын
@@2039marl Haha, So where are you from?
@vapingcat18859 жыл бұрын
gee... i can't get this song out of my mind :D
@newbeequilter7 жыл бұрын
+ Lor Lucifer - Must be because of all the WikiLeaks about the Hillary emails, huh?
@leslieawest5062 Жыл бұрын
So wonderful to watch. I have this Royal Wedding Video somewhere. So many great Musical Numbers came out of this movie. They don't make them like this any more! I love Jan we Powell's, shoes.!! 🥰❤👏
@juliamarple30585 ай бұрын
What an exceptional singer 👏
@DEFinitivelyHis11 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine anyone else in this role except her or June Allyson...or maybe Debbie Reynolds. I love Judy, and I think she would have been her usual stunning self, but I think the slightness in Jane Powell's frame-particularly in this routine-is exactly what was needed. She's like this little rough-and-tumble Betty Boop. and juxtaposed against Astaire's height and build, makes it even more comical. Then later on we get to hear that sweet soprano voice. Yep. Loved her in this role.
@esmeephillips58888 ай бұрын
By 1951 Judy was too careworn and immersed in her private crises to have created a perky soubrette character. Jane was just right. Maybe she even channeled some resentment at always being a second-best pick at Metro into this turn.
@suewilkinson43172 жыл бұрын
I love this routine so much. I keep watching it over and over
@humnmum9 жыл бұрын
jane is a peach- and what moves! she matches fred step for step- and chews gum at the same time!
@glen73189 жыл бұрын
she's very good and Freds' the best..
@bettysarratt2933 жыл бұрын
I can't even walk and chew gum, much less dance and chew gum! :-)
@kentboyles6794 Жыл бұрын
Every time I watch a Fred Astaire (and partner) dance number...it becomes my favorite of all time.....(If a genie gave me three wishes...one wish would be to be Fred Astaire for a whole day ...just to see what it would feel like to be able to move like that...)
@primrose4514 Жыл бұрын
Would be DANCE-HEAVEN for sure👗👗👗
@darlenewest70902 жыл бұрын
I truly love Jane Powell's voice the the most she was a beautiful girl and she had a wonderful talent you don't see any talent like that anymore it's a shame.
@robstockton246311 ай бұрын
She was underused and typecast by Hollywood. Such a shame, she was a bundle of talent, and one of the few MGM musical stars that was an honest-to-God good actor.
@MrManorAvenue9 жыл бұрын
Judy Garland was originally slated to have played Jane Powell's role. I can just imagine how well she would have also done alongside Fred, just as she was in Easter Parade. Thanks for putting this clip on the Tube for everyone to enjoy.
@AllenMQuinn8 жыл бұрын
She would have been remarkable!!
@amymack19547 жыл бұрын
Gene Kelly was originally supposed to star in Easter Parade with Judy, but Fred Astaire had to take over when Kelly broke his ankle. I love Astaire, but Kelly would have been great in that movie! Kelly was also the first pick for the lead in Guys and Dolls, but his studio head was feuding with the studio head of the studio that was making G&D, so they wouldn't lend Kelly for the movie. Can you imagine what Kelly could have done with that role?
@MrManorAvenue7 жыл бұрын
Amy Mack Gene Kelly would have been phenomenal in Guys and Dolls. Sad that politics loused us out of what would have been a timeless screen performance.
@AllenMQuinn7 жыл бұрын
Honestly, yes Gene Kelly would have been excellent in Easter Parade, but then we would never have had a Fred/Judy pairing, and that would have been tragic!
@amymack19547 жыл бұрын
As much as I love Astaire (as a matter of full disclosure, I'll admit that I'm a Kelly fanatic), I think he was just a bit too old to be Judy's romantic interest, but the singing and dancing in the movie were fantastic!
@hollyj72218 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting! More people need to see these works of art!
@ducter2001 Жыл бұрын
I'm always amazed how all the technical stuff was mastered on these movies. This clip is flawless in it's technical merit.
@alicehammond74382 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant funny and talent in abundance
@ritaholland36159 жыл бұрын
I loved the really cute and different by Fred Astaire, I think Jane Powell did an amazing dance with Fred, even tho she had not met him yet. I heard first choice for this was June Allyson and second choice, Judy Garland, I really think Jane Powell did a knock out number dancing and chewing gum at the same time and all the funny gestures. LOVED IT! Thank you Mister BN for posting this. Saw the movie and played this same dance over about twelve times first time I saw it, I can not see anyone doing this number but JANE POWELL, although I absolutely love JUDY GARLAND, SHE WAS THE BEST SINGER OF ALL IN HER TIME. BAR NONE........................
@jimrick66325 жыл бұрын
I AM 80 AND HAVE BEEN A JANE POWELL FAN SINCE I WAS 10...LONG TIME...SHE SURVIVED THOSE BAD MGM ROLES...EXCEPT ROYAL WEDDING AND THE 7 BRIDES FILMS..SHE WAS NEVER ALLOWED TO GROW UP...BUT SHE WENT ON TO A CAREER ON STAGE AND TV...SHE TURNS 90 ON APRIL 1...HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANIE..I AM STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU...
@sharigreen92524 жыл бұрын
I love this number! Considering Jane Powell wasn't a "trained" dancer, I thought she did a phenomenal job. Simply superb. Don't know how June Allyson even got into films. She had no voice and I don't think she was even pretty. Judy would have been great too, but Jane really nailed it!
@EwanChung5 ай бұрын
In another universe, I honestly would have loved to have seen how June Allyson might have done in the film. Fred Astaire was THE ONE musical star she dreamed of working with, so I believe she would have given 200%. It's unfortunate that luck was not on her side. Plus, it would have been interesting to see her pull out her true Noo Yawk persona that she tended to hide or downplay.
@lucindamoran8686 Жыл бұрын
Adorable!!!! Elegant Fred Astaire and cute 😍❤ Eleanor Powell, 👍 great Fun! Phenomenal dancers! There are no equals, both one of a kind! Thank you for sharing!
@esmeephillips58888 ай бұрын
Jane, not Eleanor (not related.)
@robertbunting28334 жыл бұрын
The routine is actually old 1920s burlesque, but they did a bang-up job of it. Astaire had a flair for comedy and Powell stayed right with him, as young as she was. Her effort was epic, when we remember that she had to drop her natural voice two octaves to sing in character with her mouth full of gum, and stay with the master of dancing. The routine knocks me out, because it's so darned funny, and so well performed.
@KaidaLis11 жыл бұрын
She has a beautiful voice and I love this song!
@brendahenderson6832 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite numbers from Royal Wedding!
@ROGER20952 ай бұрын
4:18 - Jane Powell plays an annoyed, tough girl in this scene, but I love how at one point she's having so much fun that she breaks out a big smile!
@kitkat1862 жыл бұрын
A really good number she has a great voice and holds her own against Fred Astaire, he looked like he was having fun. I enjoyed this from start to finish, it keeps coming up on my feed and I don't tire of watching it.😊
@russellbeaumont3106 жыл бұрын
Boy that's some real hoofin'
@kerry55862 жыл бұрын
RIP Jane Powell.
@DavidN3695 ай бұрын
Immortal.
@cecilev.92539 жыл бұрын
Just great!!!!! Good morning!
@cecilev.92539 жыл бұрын
odette M Au paradis surement
@DavidN3694 ай бұрын
Sublime.
@captainarcher23 жыл бұрын
My favorite Fred Astaire scene ever !!
@richardgornalle4536 Жыл бұрын
Amazing entertainment.
@hysteriabass5872 жыл бұрын
a real masterpiece
@nickriggio88079 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely great!
@marietteholland47086 жыл бұрын
Nick Riggio ll agree - Rita H.
@80scouplerules11 жыл бұрын
"Stop bending the suit!!" And what a lovely suit it is :'D
@ellenpurton2 жыл бұрын
Not only can she do what Fred does in high heels, she does it in high heels while chewing gum. Love.
@annaquinn481011 ай бұрын
Fred Astaire, the perfect gentleman, he treated Jane Powell, non dancer, better than Gene Kelly treated Debbie Reynolds ,non dancer, did in Singing in the Rain!!! In fact, it was Fred Astaire who found Debbie crying and gave 😂 some tips and encouraged her to keep going!!! He was not only a great dancer but, a true gentleman!!! R.I.P. both Fred and Jane 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@moniquedeitz43562 жыл бұрын
Absolutely superb. Can't see how the number could possibly have been done better by the other two women who were considered for the role. Jane was a fresh face and a joy to watch. According to IMBd, filming began July 6, 1950. Powell was born April 1, 1929. That would make her the youngest of the three actresses offered the role. Garland was born June 10, 1922; Allyson on October 7, 1917. June played "perky" and could have done the role. Btw, a fun coincidence is that June and Jane had the same surnames. Judy, IMO, wasn't right for the part and she'd already starred wonderfully well with Astaire three years earlier in "Easter Parade." Astaire was 51, born May 10, 1899. Lawford was 26, born October 7, 1923. So, Jane and Peter were a more realistic couple, age and looks. Luckily Astaire just didn't seem to age, though we all know movie makeup artists could do wonders.
@steveliveshere2 жыл бұрын
I love the bow at the end. Says everything about the relationship.
@OptmiusPrime1145 жыл бұрын
I love these old-school Hollywood musical films!
@jimrick66322 жыл бұрын
WE LOST JANE LAST YEAR AT 92.....MISS YOU JANIE GIRL.....
@helenwietlisbach88672 жыл бұрын
When Burton Lane and Alan Lerner wrote this it set in motion all the talented people it took to yield this delight. This may not be the type of number you would expect to see in the Great American Songbook but it surely belongs there.
@along59256 ай бұрын
What talent! But I do love my Astaire in top hat and tails.
@maureen193812 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this delightful video.... I love it.
@hestiaa93546 ай бұрын
And to think Virginia Dale was only 25 when she appeared in “Holiday Inn.” Dancing with Fred Astaire. Wow!
@kaypickering85874 жыл бұрын
I used to play this on a 78 at my grandma’s , still remember most of the words
@lindamaxey53389 жыл бұрын
Good acting here! And singing..and dancing!
@Grlsinger4712 жыл бұрын
That was fucking great! I laughed so hard, I spit my coffee! I love Fred ♥ and Jane Powell was so cute and spunky. I have got to get the movie now...lol!