Shall We Dance

"Foot-free Fred and joyous Ginger...in their gayest, gladdest show!"

May 7 1937 Approved 1h 49m
Comedy, Musical, Romance

Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip item—that the two celebrities are secretly married.

Plot

Ballet star Pete "Petrov" Peters arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer he's fallen for but barely knows, musical star Linda Keene. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumor mill and turned into a hot gossip item: that the two celebrities are secretly married.

Written by

Allan Scott, Ernest Pagano, P.J. Wolfson

Directed by

Mark Sandrich

Cast

Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English, Français

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 nominations total

Trailers
Shall We Dance - Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
8,103
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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