Question 1

Why did Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers finally kiss on screen in The Barkleys of Broadway?

Accepted Answer

To end gossip that Astaire's wife forbade him to kiss Rogers in their previous films, they performed the longest recorded kiss in Hollywood up to that time.

Question 2

Which song from Shall We Dance (1937) did Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance to for the first time in this film?

Accepted Answer

They danced to 'They Can't Take That Away from Me', which Astaire had sung to Rogers in Shall We Dance (1937) but they had never danced to it before.

Question 3

Who was originally set to star opposite Fred Astaire before Ginger Rogers replaced her?

Accepted Answer

Judy Garland was originally planned to star, but due to her drug addiction, producer Arthur Freed replaced her with Ginger Rogers.

Question 4

What makes The Barkleys of Broadway unique among Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers collaborations?

Accepted Answer

It was their tenth and final film together, their first in ten years, their only one in color, and the only one made at MGM instead of RKO.

Question 5

Which Academy Award and Writers Guild award did The Barkleys of Broadway receive in 1950?

Accepted Answer

The film received awards at the Academy Awards and the Writers Guild of America in 1950.

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