tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post112467997667031385..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Astaire's Veiled BiopicsJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1139583003078930302011-01-09T21:27:38.246-05:002011-01-09T21:27:38.246-05:00Perhaps no one will read this, written so far in t...Perhaps no one will read this, written so far in the future from the original posting. But anyway, Fred Astaire's first film for Arthur Freed was either Ziegfield Follies of 1946 (not sure who produced that multi-segment mega production) or Yolanda And The Thief, both predating Easter Parade by 3 years. But Jamie's and Ben Murphy's comments are still insightful.AndrewSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-85616522776892538752010-06-20T17:11:43.082-04:002010-06-20T17:11:43.082-04:00Apart from a disputed appearance with Adele in The...Apart from a disputed appearance with Adele in The Fanchon Cricket (some people claim they can be glimpsed briefly), Astaire's first film role was a brief appearance in Dancing Lady, where he played the role of Fred Astaire, the famous Broadway dancer. Then he appeared in Flying Down To Rio as a dancer called "Fred Ayres". In his next film, The Gay Divorce(e), he plays Guy Holden, celebrity dancer. To prove he really is Guy Holden when he loses his wallet at a restaurant, he has to peform a dance. Studios always constructed on-screen personae for their stars back then, in Astaire's case, the on-screen persona was based on the person he was before he became a movie-star; a well-known dancer.Ben Murphyhttp://mailer.fsu.edu/~bmurphy/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.com