what not to like astaire rogers dance to i don not dance and don not ask me and ocean liner cross the atlantic and train race across northern france and jazz band rehearse in paris club and stupendous art deco set and a couturier elegant salon and serenade to balalaikas and stun model privately display satin gown and russian prince and smoke get in your eye sing by the beautiful irene dunne and an elegant old russian restaurant with it fresco and fashion show that incorporate astaire and rogers dance and irene dunne warmth and a witty script and a broadway smash hit bring to the screen geez and what a movie . it be only recently that i have begin to enjoy musical . the one i like be the light one not the one incorporate social issue which i feel musical be ill equip to handle . but a light musical comedy with exquisite dancing and charm lead and swank clothes and elegant set and witty dialogue wow . and this be definitely such a musical absolutely charm . the four lead be wonderfully cast . irene dunne remind me of greer garson in have a certain soulfulness combine with innate gentility and enormous warmth dunne also happen to have have a world class operatic singing voice ( that in late movie and a operetta cease to be appeal and be seldom hear ) . there be something so very vulnerable about a wounded irene dunne character and she be wonderful in this part . randolph scott have a big and clean and very handsome and american quality that be also wonderfully suit to this part one in which his character be candid and straightforward and easily sway by others who be sophisticated but at a certain point will act decisively when he come to realize his judgment have be mistake . fred astaire subordinate comic support role be suit well by the enormous difference in size between himself and scott and obviously his dancing and his easy way with humorous line be just wonderful . the 24 year old ginger rogers may be the big revelation to me it not just that she can dance astonishingly well and that she be wonderful ( and wonderfully funny ) with accent and that she can sing song equally comically or romantically ( and with great gesture ) and that she be very very funny and whip smart with dialogue and and but she perfectly suit the job of one hustle for job and adapt to all circumstance and rough and ready and extremely aware at all time . i think studio head really saw rogers amazing ability through the end of world war ii ( after which she be shamefully abandon ) she seldom play the classy woman and we instead find her a a shop girl and prisoner on furlough and society wannabe and entertainer . i would like to have see her play in her career and a part in which she more deliberately seductive ( like barbara stanwyck or joan crawford and miriam hopkins or bette davis often do ) but ala . you will like this just relax and feel yourself enthral .