
Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful (though argumentative) musical-comedy team, yet Dinah chafes as Galatea to her husband's Pygmalion. When serious playwright Jacques Barredout envisions her as a great dramatic actress, Dinah is not hard to persuade.... (Full plot summary below)
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Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful (though argumentative) musical-comedy team, yet Dinah chafes as Galatea to her husband's Pygmalion. When serious playwright Jacques Barredout envisions her as a great dramatic actress, Dinah is not hard to persuade.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThough one of their weakest teaming, it's worth seeing this late (and last) Astaire-Rogers musical for historical reasons; Rogers replaced the ailing Judy Garland. |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumAstaire and Rogers last teaming, and full of wit, music, dance, and comedy. |
| Film ThreatRory L. AronskyThis is a weak reteaming, unfortunately, and it's the screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green which does that. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh Larsen...of interest as a possible peek into Rogers and Astaire's actual working relationship. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeIt's Fred and Ginger and in color, but the movie's pretty bad. |
| User ReviewJohn RThank God for Fred and Ginger! I just love them! |
| User ReviewMary HThis may be one of Fred and Ginger's worse films, but it was still an enjoyable one nonetheless! The highlight of the film is Fred and Ginger's reprisal of "They Can't Take that Away From Me", which makes this film worth it, although some of the other song and danc routines were quite good, too. Fun to watch every now and then! |
| User ReviewPrivate UAnother Really good old film...! (The guy who plays piano is soooooooo GOOD. WOW) |
| User ReviewSpencer SThe tenth and final in a long Rogers and Astaire saga, the Barkleys emphasize all the real life struggles of the pair: Rogers trying her hand at being a serious actress, the pair's unprecedented hospitality in their real life partnership, and the follies of show business. Including one of Rogers most dramatic and sensational turns, and a shoe stepping routine unheard of in musical theater, the Barkleys took Broadway and the film industry by storm. |
| User ReviewRuth LThis is my favorite of the Rogers-Astiare movies! |