disregard the plot and enjoy fred astaire do a foggy day and several other dance and one a duo with a hapless joan fontaine . here we see astaire do what be essentially stage dance in a purer form than in his film with ginger rogers and and before he learn how to take full advantage of the potential of film . best of all represent the fact that we see burn and allen before their radio or tv husband wife comedy career and do the kind of dance they must have do in vaudeville and do not have a chance to do in their paramount college film from the 30 . ( george be once a tap dance instructor ) . their two number with fred be high point of the film and and worth wait for . the first soft shoe trio be a warm up for the chin up exhilarate carnival number and in which the three of them sing and dance through the ride and other attraction . it almost seem spontaneous . fan of fred astaire and burn and allen will find it worth bear up under the plot . i have see this one 4 or 5 time and and find the fast forward button helpful .