SHALL WE DANCE


 "SHALL WE DANCE"  (1937)

SYNOPSIS: "Peter P. Peters is an American ballet dancer working in Paris. After happening across a photograph of tap-dance sensation Linda Keene, Peters falls instantly in love and, using his connections, arranges for a meeting. Unfortunately, Peters's overzealous nature leaves Keene unimpressed and a rumor begins circulating that the two are secretly married. In order to quell the rumor Peters and Keene decide to actually get married and then seek a prompt divorce."
STARRING: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Harriet Hoctor, Eric Blore, Pauline Garon, Ketti Gallian, William Brisbane and Jerome Cowan.
SCREENPLAY: Allan Scott and Ernest Pagano; Story by Lee Loeb and Harold Buchman.
DIRECTOR: Mark Sandrich
AWARDS & HONORS:
The film is recognized by American Film Institute this list:
2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs:
"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" – #34
The movie is referenced in popular culture. In the 2019 psychological thriller "Joker", Arthur Fleck dances to the "Slap That Bass" segment playing on his TV in one scene.
Preservation Status: On September 22, 2013, it was announced that a musicological critical edition of the full orchestral score of "Shall We Dance" will eventually be released. The Gershwin family, working in conjunction with the Library of Congress and the University of Michigan, are working to make scores available to the public that represent Gershwin's true intent. The entire Gershwin project may take 30 to 40 years to complete, and it is unclear when Shall We Dance will be released. Other than the sequences Hoctor's Ballet and Walking The Dog, it will be the first time the score has been published.

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