November 20 movie: A Damsel in Distress. A lesser Fred Astaire movie, and I do mean lesser. Whose idea was it to pair him with Joan Fontaine? She can't dance at all. Astaire has a few decent dance numbers without her (like "A Foggy Day") but the plot is unwatchable.
The costars are George Burns and Gracie Allen, which is great if you like Burns and Allen, but I confess I'm not crazy about them. Their schtick seems to boil down to Allen saying something stupid and Burns rolling his eyes in contempt. Ha ha. On the other hand, if you don't share my opinion of Burns and Allen you'll probably enjoy this movie.
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