Question 1

Which film marked Fred Astaire's final dance performance on screen?

Accepted Answer

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) was Fred Astaire's final dance performance on film.

Question 2

How many films feature Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly dancing together?

Accepted Answer

Only two films: That's Entertainment, Part II and Ziegfeld Follies (1945).

Question 3

Why did Fred Astaire insist on a new dance number with Gene Kelly in this film?

Accepted Answer

Astaire feared that if they just talked, audiences would think they were too old to dance. He was 77 and Kelly was 64 at release.

Question 4

What musical trick was used for the 'Merry Widow Waltz' clip in That's Entertainment, Part II?

Accepted Answer

The final 32 bars of the waltz were borrowed from MGM's 1952 remake of The Merry Widow, while visuals remain from the 1934 version.

Question 5

Which dancers went unidentified in the Kiss Me Kate clip according to Gene Kelly's narration?

Accepted Answer

Bobby Van, Tommy Rall, and Jeanne Coyne were not named, while Ann Miller and company were identified, and Fred Astaire named Bob Fosse and Carol Haney.

That's Entertainment, Part II

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