Ruby Keeler Taps on Giant Typewriter, 1937

[@BroadwayBabyAA]

They just don’t make movies like this anymore. Magical. Simply magical! 😍

[@johnbroadway4196]

LOVE !!! ❤❤❤❤

[@laurah6845]

To think how difficult and technical this tap routine would have been done to perform. So many opportunities for a misstep. Truly a talented pair, doing the routine effortlessly.

[@stelladonaconfredobutler9459]

It's the one and only RUBY KEELER ❤

[@jptrgoddess]

That letter they're typing reads, " uyrtuyriruyrtuyrutyuyrtuyrtuyrutyuyrtyujhgjhfgjhbcmvcmncmcvmncbmncbmncmvncmvnmnwqwqwqwqqwdsdfjhfjhfuruyruytuyturtyurtyurtuitruitruituri"

[@bernadettelanders7306]

Thanks lol. I was about to re re watch it and see what they typed. Yes I remember my first typing lesson. ASDF ;LKJ lol

[@joemdee]

With those legs I don’t care if she is dyslexic.

[@dudley5533]

What a unique clever dance number.......they made it work by their well done talented tap dancing. Just an amazing routine!!! Great video!

[@cagaleano]

Wow....the dancers, the choreography, the set ....Amazing!

[@Anonytjuh]

The way I absolutely adore this! The craftsmanship, detail and attention is phenomenal! This is the epitome of creativity.

[@tobytaylor5960]

More impressive than most modern effects.

[@girlmeetsreggae]

i can't believe that no one has commented on this wonderful, dreamy clip! it's absolutely lovely. thanks so much for the upload ♥

[@bernadettelanders7306]

Just found it, I’ve never seen it before, my daughter just sent me the link 😁. It’s pure genius

[@brentstone1083]

Love this absolutely incredible

[@catbird7007]

Can you imagine how painful it would be to miss one of those "key" platforms? Ouch!!!! They pulled off an absolutely amazing routine! 🏆

[@lizaelliott6862]

This is actually crazy! Bring back the old sets and hoofers!

[@twebster179]

Bring back the Black entertainers these acts were stolen from in the first place.

[@HEADSUPBERKELEY]

Incredible Dexterity that dancing great to see and great to hear Thanks for posting

[@capacola262743]

i LOVE this! how have i never seen this before??

[@jackanthony976]

This is incredible! I never knew Ruby Keeler had it in her!

[@loutimmons3099]

What a treat! And Ruby's dance partner is Lee Dixon who would go on to star in the original Broadway cast of Oklahoma! in 1943 as Will Parker ("Everything's up to date in Kansas City....") Sadly, he died very young.

[@MrBaskins2010]

those practical set designs are incredible

[@kleerude]

I can’t believe how beautiful this set is!

[@BridgetR72]

Reminds me of James Cagney's tap dance routine near the beginning of "Something to Sing About," also from 1937. The 30's were an incredible decade for movies. And yes, I agree Ruby Keeler was adorable.

[@karlwills3549]

just stunning,

[@gileswhiteheadartist]

This is so brilliant!

[@7RB373]

wow! just amazing!! love it

[@edwardchilvers6768]

Her critics called her a triple threat - somebody who could neither sing nor dance nor act, but what she may have lacked in these departments she more than made up in her boundless enthusiasm and the way in which she gave 110% to every role she played. Nobody else, to my mind, better captures the myth of Hollywood, the way it is meant to be - 'Look at me, I made it, I'm having a ball.' The people loved you, Ruby, and we still love you to this day.

[@maddannafizz]

But she is dancing !!!

[@Saboda53]

Obviously, “her critics” were mistaken. The kid shows a lot of pluck & charm.🙂

[@David-yc6nm]

That is awesome

[@PoisonDwarf76]

Lee Dixon is simply beautiful to watch!

[@crystalsky6815]

so talented.

[@lokismig]

Ruby is adorable!

[@mickijay9728]

Terrific choreography

[@RicardoNormannMiranda]

Maravilhoso....lindo demais❤

[@Jamesgangcreative]

Look, kids (under 30). This is actually real. It's not a green screen. They actually built this. Called a set. And the people in the back? Those aren't drawings either! Probably hard to process, because it's in black and white, but give it a try. It's even better than a video game.

[@geraldjohnson848]

May 25: National Tap Dance Day: Celebrates and promotes tap dancing as an art form; U.S. Congress designated this date to mark the birthday of Tap Dancer-Actor-Singer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Thank you and God bless. RIP. Thanks for the upload, What the Eye Hears. Blessings

[@vincentaurelius2390]

Amazing. How many takes, I wonder.

[@joanne4758]

I think I was born 30 years to late - to listen to every individulal step.

[@Candykiss234]

Magical

[@oldclassics1923]

Whew! That typewriter set must've cost the studio plenty!

[@lindaharding9092]

I believe taps where recorded live

[@oak4901]

too cool!

[@user-kc6vh1yk6c]

too cool

[@carissajb2955]

Gorgeous!

[@taylordowning2533]

Had Warners been smart, they could have rebranded Ruby Keeler and Lee Dixon as a comedy duo. Lee Dixon and Paul Draper really brought out the best in Ruby's dancing.

[@twebster179]

I was focused on the legs on paper the whole time. Lol

[@jacklynlopez2323]

Wow.....even if I practiced, I'm afraid I'll slip up and miss a step....crazy!!

[@watchingover3592]

They are taping dancing on the keys - But this is Hollywood - the sound of the taps were most likely added later by a sound man. It doesn’t take away from their amazing abilities .

[@merman188]

Is this Busby Berkeley?

[@iainrobb2076]

Nope. An obvious pastiche, though. Bobby Connolly. He also choreographed the Follow the Yellow Brick Road bit in The Wizard of Oz.

[@vlaekershner7305]

You could try having Bruno Mars and Beyonce dance on a giant iPhone, but they'd probably slip on the glass.

[@kleerude]

You don’t need to put down other people to celebrate this amazing clip. But you did anyway.

[@matthewlarkin5525]

the set designer.. "spare no expense!!"

[@jourwalis-8875]

Marvelous, without any digital effects or such, just built up in real, big size!

[@susanruggles9956]

Are those Rockettes???

[@aresee8208]

They should have added some "dings" in there.

[@marioh.2282]

génial

[@typewritergazette5304]

Beautiful clip! Only question, what kind of typewriter is that?!

[@stepno]

Underfoot?

[@iainrobb2076]

A very sturdy one. It had to be, so as not to break below Keeler's dancing.

[@KyleCorwith]

The taps are a bit loud but the visuals are brilliant.

[@felicitytoad]

😊😊

[@tonniebaumeister]

What a creativity and humor was possible in the US while at the same time in a country like Germany was only "marching darkness".

[@Broadway789]

What film is this from?

[@moyglaza]

movie?

[@emmamurphy530]

0:22-2:06 tap dance break

[@Danitangerine]

Thanks! What film is this clip from?

[@Whattheeyehears]

"Ready, Willing and Able"

[@Danitangerine]

@@Whattheeyehears Thank you!

[@c00kee]

Tapwriter...

[@mobilefilms6863]

😎

[@njpaddler]

Does Tom Hanks know about this ?

[@kathleenturner6375]

dangerous... doubt they'd do that today~ ruin your career with one misstep... but adorable~

[@sf-jim8885]

They just don't make typewriters like that any more.....

[@robertoterradez2611]

After the advent of sound cinema the musical genre was the most accepted by the public cinema of joy of inventive good songs at a time when depression reached everyone and where uncertain socio-political moments were present these musicals of the Warner Bros of the 1930s along with the musicals of the RKO with the couple Asterix Rogers were without a doubt the best musicals of Lada sound first cinematographic epoch and here we have a creative example in stelne this directed by Busby Berkeley this film by the great but anyway it has its cool cool spirit real cool that I most wanted in some current movies was well

[@389383]

Punctuation!

[@nandi123]

Now we have twerking.

[@BobWarnerBarn]

..............:)