American producer steve fred astaire and hollywood aquamusical star peggy janis paige aim to convince the paris press that her lack of acting skill is no impediment to a modern movie hit, with a cole porter original, in mgm s remake of ninotchka, silk stockings, 1957. Fred astaire and cyd charisse recapture the magic of their band wagon pairing in this musical based on the sametitled 1955 broadway hit. Cast and crew credits for silk stockings, 1957, directed by rouben mamoulian, with fred astaire, cyd charisse, janis paige, at turner classic movies. After adele retired to marry in 1932, astaire headed to hollywood. Fred astaire and cyd charisse in silk stockings 1957. Fred astaire and cyd charisse say au revoir to cinema song and dance in this eyepoppingly delightful musical film adaptation of the stage musical version of ninotchka from director rouben mamoulian and producer arthur freed. Silk stockings is a 1957 metrogoldwynmayer musical film adaptation, filmed in cinemascope, of the 1955 stage musical of the same name, which itself was an adaptation of the film ninotchka 1939. Silk stockings 1990 stream and watch online moviefone.
This fantastic musical remake of the garbo classic ninotchka makes an appearance on telly, and so far we have had janis paige hot as a cat singing to the russian envoy about her satin and silk undies, and beautiful cyd charisse in the silk stockings ballet finding the decadence of american garb suits her far better than her soviet drabness. Cyd charisse 1957 silk stockings silk stockings youtube. When movie producer steve canfield fred astaire attempts to. Silk stockings was directed by rouben mamoulian, produced by arthur freed, and starred fred astaire. It was the last movie fred astaire made at mgm as well as the last time he appeared with cyd charisse they had previously both been in ziegfeld follies 1946 and teamed in the.
See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Watch silk stockings movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. We do not provide paid free silk stockings movie downloads. Starring fred astaire, cyd charisse, janis available at sunday internet movie poster. The cast changed completely, and the plot was altered a bit. Jun, 2010 fred astaire s final dance scene in silk stockings, where he symbolically smashes his top hat, announcing his retirement from musicals. Silk stockings was directed by rouben mamoulian, produced by arthur freed, and starred fred astaire and cyd charisse. Silk stockings 1957 2016 bluray the divine decadence of the west. Band wagon 1953 orig 22x28 linenbacked movie poster fred astaire cyd charisse. Cyd charisse was born tula ellice finklea on march 8, 1921 in amarillo, texas.
He was successful both in vaudeville and on broadway in partnership with his sister, adele astaire. Jane powell is amazing in her role, very convincing. Silk stockings 1957 where to watch it streaming online reelgood. So said fred astaire, in tribute to the ability and allure of his last bigscreen dancing partner. I was a little afraid to watch silk stockings at first.
Fred astaire and cyd charisse recapture the magic of their band wagon. Born to be a dancer, she spent her early childhood taking ballet lessons and joined the ballet russe at age. Silk stockings 1957 silk stockings 1957, the wellregarded musical remake of the 1939 lubitsch classic ninotchka, is a bizarre footnote in cinema history, as its a picture known more for its lasts than firsts. See the full list of silk stockings cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. One of the last big budget fred astaire musicals, it is a takeoff on the classic film ninotchka. Fred astaire is hollywood film producer steve canfield, who comes to paris.
When movie producer steve canfield fred astaire attempts to convince respected russian music composer peter illyich boroff wim sonneveld to score his next movie, his methods prove a little too effective. Silk stockings original theatrical trailer youtube. Fred astaire and cyd charisse say au revoir to cinema song and dance in this eyepoppingly delightful musical film adaptation of the stage musical version of. Fred astaire the ritz roll and rock silk stockings. Put forward as a deliberately decadent composition a cole porter original, and supposedly taking place in the apartment of ninotchka cyd charisse back in moscow, the whole neighborhood takes notice, eugene loring choreography, in the mgm musical remake silk stockings, 1957. There are a number of good things about silk stockings, but there also is a professional finality about the movie that makes it easier to observe than to be delighted by it. I couldnt care less about the outdated red russia story line. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Silk stockings shows why elegance and fun never go out of style. When movie producer steve canfield fred astaire attempts to convince respected russian music composer peter illyich boroff wim sonneveld to score his next movie, his methods prove a little too. We find a number of them were not opened and remain new, still sealed. Official trailer michael pitt, keira knightley drama movie hd.
In 1943, she appeared in her first film, something to shout about 1943, billed as lily norwood. Silk stockings 1957 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Rent silk stockings 1957 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Silk stocking sal, a 1924 film directed by tod browning disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title silk stockings. When movie producer steve canfield fred astaire attempts to convince respected russian music composer peter illyich boroff wim. Its release came at the moment much of america had switched over to viewing television and the musical film was dying. It spoofs communist russian philosophy and its downfall as a result of exposure to love and paris. In 1939, she married nico charisse, her former dance teacher. Fred astaire is hollywood film producer steve canfield, who comes to paris to.
Fred astaire is hollywood film producer steve canfield. Cole porter, fred astaire, cyd charisse silk stockings. Aug 08, 2015 cyd charisse w fred astaire 1957 silk stockings all of you. But astaire convinces her that he truly loves her, and all is well. Mar 27, 2005 the band wagon 1953 came only a year after the same writers, betty comden and adolph green, wrote singin in the rain. Stereophonic sound silk stockings fred astaire janis page duration.
While it might be his work with ginger rogers that has entered the pantheon of film, its his later pairings that i actually find more enjoyable. Get the best deals on fred astaire film discs when you shop the largest online selection at. Many are classics we do not believe are available in. The opening credits of vincente minnellis the band wagon play over a top hat and cane, which would remind us of fred astaire even if he werent the star of the movie. Astaire and cyd charisse are both charming, adding a very light tone to the comedy.
Fred astaire has always been a performer whos work is very close to my heart. Silk stockings original soundtrack rhino bonus tracks. Silk stockings 1957, the wellregarded musical remake of the 1939 lubitsch classic ninotchka, is a bizarre footnote in cinema history, as its a picture known more for its lasts than firsts. The only things wrong with this movie is a as other people have commented, is the boring love interests. Silk stockings 1990 when movie producer steve canfield fred astaire attempts to convince respected russian music composer peter illyich boroff wim sonneveld to score his next movie, his. Free wallpapers download of silk stockings movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Silk stockings featuring fred astaire and cyd charisse is available for rent or purchase on itunes, available for rent or purchase.
Silk stockings original theatrical trailer warner bros. The top hat and cane dont sell, even when the auctioneer pleads, 50 cents, anyone. Items similar to cyd charisse and fred astaire dancing hollywood movie stars poster art photo artwork or on etsy cyd charisse with fred astaire. Laserdisc gene kelly fred astaire minnelli 1985 ld movie. Silk stockings fred astaire, cyd charisse laser disc. Most of the coldwar comedy in the broadway production of silk stockings remains intact in the movie version soviet official george tobias, seeking information on his predecessor, looks up the mans record in whos still who. The 1957 film version cast fred astaire as a movie producer and cyd charisse as dedicated communist functionary ninotchka. Fred astaire bandwagon cyd charisse signed autograph hollywood posters.
The last real fred astaire movie excluding his geriatric nonsinging, nondancing or nonstarring roles is 1957s silk stockings. Cyd charisse w fred astaire 1957 silk stockings all of. It was one of the last of the big mgm musicals coming from arthur freeds production unit. The movie version of cole porters 1955 musical silk stockings, which followed its broadway opening by only a little over two years, was more faithful than most such transfers. We do not offer to watch silk stockings movie online. With fred astaire, cyd charisse, janis paige, peter lorre. She got to do one more major hollywood musical, silk stockings 1957, acting and dancing opposite her greatest dancing partner, fred astaire, in a screen adaptation of cole porters last great. It was the last musical fred astaire made as the lead. Fred astaire was born in omaha, nebraska, to johanna geilus and fritz austerlitz, a brewer. I for one who would keep this disc on account of the lavish production made for the movie.
Jul 14, 2016 when rouben mamoulians silk stockings 1957 had its premiere, noted new york film critic, bosley crowthers declared congress ought to pass a law mandating fred astaire and cyd charisse costar in at least one movie musical per annum. Silk stockings dvd, 2003, widescreen for sale online ebay. Silk stockings bluray warner archive collection 1957 color 2. Cyd charisse biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Cyd charisse, a nonsinger, had her vocals dubbed here by carole richards. The dancing is superb and very creative, and the singing from both jane powell and fred astaire is wonderful. It was the last movie fred astaire made at mgm as well as the last time he appeared with cyd charisse they had previously both been in ziegfeld.
Find out where to watch, buy, and rent silk stockings online on moviefone. We have tested each movie that is open and find that all play perfectly. The role of ninotchka was significantly rewritten for the film version, allowing for astaire and paige to take the bulk of the musical numbers and leaving charisse the dance solos in silk stockings and the red blues. Rent silk stockings 1957 starring fred astaire and cyd charisse on dvd and bluray. Aug 08, 2015 licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of sony classical. Silk stockings ist ein usamerikanisches filmmusical des musicals. Some people say that the original movie was better.
Released december 1st, 1990, silk stockings stars fred astaire, cyd charisse, janis paige, peter lorre the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. But of the songs heard onstage, 11 remained in the film, albeit that one, the title song, had been relegated to an instrumental background for a dance. Silk stockings 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. May 10, 1899 june 22, 1987 was an american dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and television presenter. On dvd, an american in paris and in the soviet union the new. Cyd charisse in meet me in las vegas 1956 mgm onesheet linen backed poster.
Noteworthy on this disc is the quality of the soundtrack. Street date july 12, 2016 available through the wbshop 21. Cyd charisse plays the hardline party member who succumbs to the charms of movie producer fred astaire. Just a few quotes i collected over the years about fred astaire, who died on this. Jun 17, 2008 when youve danced with cyd charisse, you stay danced with. Check out some of our favorite photos of the iconic dancer, actor, and allaround dapper gentleman, fred astaire through the years. Cyd charisse in silk stockings 1957 fred astaire in silk stockings 1957. Silk stockings fred astaire with cyd charisse youtube. Cyd charisse was the last great musical star to come out of mgm, and she barely made it to stardom before the musical genre began its decline. Laserdisc i silk stockings fred astaire cyd charisse janis paige letterbox.