TCM is starting their salute to Ms. Rogers this Wednesday with all ten of her movies with Fred Astaire. The movies are listed according to the order in which they will be aired, and I've included a short plot synopsis for each film.
The Gay Divorcee (1934) - An unhappily married woman mistakes a dancer for her corespondent.
Top Hat (1935) - A woman mistakes her suitor for the husband of her best friend.
Swing Time (1936) - An gambler falls in love with a dance teacher, but he is already engaged to another woman.
Roberta (1935) - An American football player falls in love with a fashion designer after inheriting his aunt's fashionable Parisian dress shop.
Follow the Fleet (1936) - Two sailors fall in love with a pair of sisters in New York.
Shall We Dance (1937) - When a rumor that they are married reaches the press, two famous dancers believe that the only way to stop the rumor is to marry and publicly divorce, but it turns out that it isn't quite so simple.
Carefree (1938) - A woman falls in love with her fiancé's psychiatrist buddy.
The Story of Vernon & Irene Castle (1939) - Beautified biography of the famous dancing couple.
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) - A Broadway director can't resist helping his wife in her new play, even after she leaves him.
Flying Down to Rio (1933) - A womanizing bandleader falls in love with the Brazilian beauty who is engaged to his best friend.
All of these are worth seeing, really, but I particularly recommend Top Hat, Swing Time, and Shall We Dance. Those are my three favorites.
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