Word: damsel
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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With "Nothing Sacred" and "Damsel in Distress" the University has a splendid double bill--one that is funny from start to finish. There is every sort of humor from the insane cracks of Gracie Allen to the superb clowning of Frederic March and Carole Lombard; even Fred Astaire's dances are done in a funny...
...Damsel in Distress" shows Fred Astaire taking his part as a romantic song and dance man far less seriously than usual. Burns and Allen are their own ridiculous selves--funny at times, silly at others. Joan Fontaine, Mr. Astaire's leading lady, takes no part in the humor but is a refreshing change from the usual Ginger Rogers...
...Damsel in Distress (Fred Astaire, Gracie Allen, George Burns; TIME...
Companion films are "Damsel In Distress," a P. G. Wodehouse offering, and "Spy Ring." The first stars Fred Astaire and the silly pair, George Burns and Gracie Allen. Astaire is as debonair as ever and his dancing clover. The picture ranks as first rate entertainment if you don't mind the silly...
...Damsel in Distress (Fred Astaire, Gracie Allen, George Burns; TIME...