Spitball Army

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Of course, once you told me I was no good, I could probably get a job at a bargain basement and like it!* (Screenings: Holiday Inn)

December 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment

  • Hatching a plot to get Bing’s girl under contract as Fred’s dancing partner.
    Danny, Fred’s manager: “This is no time to be honest!”
    Fred: “Well, what should I do?”
    Danny: “All we have to do is to convince Jim that he’d be a heel if he stood in the way of a chance like this.”
    Fred: “Oh, that’ll be easy. Like peeling a turtle.”

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    Proof that when you’ve got it, you’ve got it.

    November 30th, 2007 · No Comments

    Concerned that he may not seem believable as an inebriated dancer, Fred Astaire got into character for a scene where he is supposed to drunkenly flail around a dance floor on New Year’s Eve by downing a shot of bourbon before each take. Most of the footage used in this clip is from the seventh […]

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    About Fred O.

    November 1st, 2007 · 6 Comments

    I post something every single day, whether it is a fully-formed articulate idea or something that someone else wrote that I happen to find of interest. Maintaining a weblog can be an exercise executed in a vacuum and, since no man is a dust mite, I thrive on the few comments that any of you might have the generosity of keyboard to throw my way. I will always respond when there is an open door.

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