Here's a thrill, new and gay! It's a dance filled holiday!
Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, pursuing her in the guise of a carefree drifter.
- 6.2
- 1943
- Released
- 1h 29m
Fred Astaire
Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)
Joan Leslie
Joan Manion
Robert Benchley
Philip 'Phil' Harriman
Robert Ryan
Reginald Fenton
Elizabeth Patterson
Mrs. Fisher
Marjorie Gateson
Canteen Hostess
Freddie Slack
Freddie Slack - Leader of His Orchestra
Bobby Barber
Canteen Waiter (uncredited)
Eric Blore
Jackson - Phil's Butler (uncredited)
Neil Hamilton
Navy Officer on Train (uncredited)
Olin Howland
Driver (uncredited)
Paul Hurst
Dock Foreman (uncredited)
Clarence Kolb
Harvey J. Sloan (uncredited)
Peter Lawford
Naval Commander (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Officer at Dinner (uncredited)
Clarence Muse
Colonial Club Doorman (uncredited)
Amelita Ward
Southern Girl (uncredited)
Anne G. Sterling
Woman in Canteen
Ella Mae Morse
Singer (uncredited)Jack Carr
CustomerEdna Harris
Salesgirl (uncredited)Dorothy Kelly
Released
en
$871,000.00
$2,185,000.00
- #musical
Reviews
Fred Astaire ("Fred") is an hot-shot flyer who takes some leave and encounters "Joan" (Joan Leslie) - a budding photographer. He falls for her big style, and is soon courting her under an assumed identity. What follows is quite a gentle little romance, with the two dancing around each other with the help of Robert Ryan and Robert Benchley. Messrs. Mercer & Arlen deliver a good score, but not a gre