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Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, Gracie Allen, and George Burns in A Damsel in Distress (1937)

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A Damsel in Distress

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Featured in

    • "Hollywood and the Stars" The Fabulous Musicals (TV Episode 1963)

      Clips shown

    • Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV Movie 1982)

      Gracie Allen garbles a phone message for George Burns.

    • George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)

    • George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special (TV Special 1986)

      A clip of the whisk broom routine is featured.

    • "Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story" Let's Face the Music and Dance (TV Episode 1987)

      Clips shown

Referenced in

    • The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

      A poster appears on a wall

    • "The Hollywood Palace" Episode #2.16 (TV Episode 1965)

      George Burns jokes that he learned his dance moves from Fred Astaire.

    • Cisco Pike (1971)

      Cisco says "It's nice work, if you can get it" like the Gershwin song from this musical.

    • "The Muppet Show" Madeline Kahn (TV Episode 1977)

      Animal plays "Foggy Day" on the drums.

    • Grease (1978)

      An extended carnival, amusement park scene for music and dancing on moving platforms, tunnels, fun houses, like the Fred Astaire film.

Spoofed in

    • Holly - The Movie (1984)

      While Otto works as a kitchen hand, he parodies the drums part of Fred Astaire from the film 'A Damsel in Distress'.

    • Shrek 2 (2004)

      Reggie the trumpet player is a spoof of Reggie the trumpet player in A Damsel in Distress.

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    • A Damsel in Distress (1919)

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