Astaire and Rogers
- Author: Gallafent, Edward
Astaire and Rogers
- Author: Gallafent, Edward
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This is the first book to pay tribute to the genuine cinematic contribution of these magnificent performers. Gallafent traces the development of Astaire and Rogers' star personas both together and apart and how the narratives of their films were designed around those personas.
Contents
- Introduction: Astaire and Rogers, Fred and Ginger
- 1. Coupled and Inseparable: The First RKO Musicals
- 2. The Argument of Time: The Later RKO Musicals
- 3. A Self-Made Cinderella: Ginger Rogers from 1938 to 1943
- 4. Changing the Steps: Fred Astaire from 1938 to 1943
- 5. On with the Dance! The Later 1940s
