Ginger Rogers Castle", but the serious plot and tragic ending resulted in the worst box-office receipts of any of their films. This was driven not by diminished popularity, but by the hard 1930s economic reality. The production costs of musicals, always significantly more costly than regular features, continued to increase at a much faster rate than admissions. Both before and immediately after her dancing and acting partnership with Fred Astaire ended, Rogers starred in a number of successful nonmusical films. "Stage Door" (1937) demonstrated her dramatic capacity, as the loquacious yet vulnerable girl next door, a tough-minded, theatrical hopeful, opposite Katharine Hepburn.
Johnny Ginger pioneer Detroit television for children in the fifties and sixties. "The Johnny Ginger Show" was cancelled in 1968. Ginger went on to host "Captain Detroit" for WKBD-TV. Johnny left Detroit for Hollywood and appeared on an episode of "The Rifleman". Johnny Ginger Galen Grindle (born June 16, 1934), better known as Johnny Ginger, was a pioneer of Detroit television. Grindle was born in Toledo, Ohio. His parents, Ray and Edna, were a Vaudeville family act performing at the Paramount Theater in Toledo. His brother, Kenny, was a tap dancer in the family act. One day they brought little Johnny up