It was the Great Depression and movie goers flocked to theaters just to get a few hours of escapism, which is exactly what they got on December 29, 1933 with what turned out to be the very beginning ...

Nine decades ago this December, moviegoers were witnessing the beginning of one of the most successful movie teams, as well as the demise of one of the most dramatic. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers ...

Astaire and Rogers by Edward Gallafent Columbia University Press, 256 pp., $24.95 THE PLACE of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the American dance couple, perhaps even the American romantic couple, ...

Compilation of memorable songs from the Great American Songbook sung by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their films Includes songs written by George and Ira ...

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers made nine musicals together at RKO studio, the first in 1933, the last in 1939 — and then one more in 1949. In the process, they revolutionized the Hollywood musical.

Choosing the best Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical is a task no one should take lightly. But for the crazy exuberance of its sets, for its fantastic trio of second bananas (Eric Blore as an ...

Hollywood glamour has been part and parcel of the film industry for decades — with the 1930s and 1940s well-known as among the most glamorous time period in the movie-making business. Ginger Rogers ...