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Let's Face the Music and Dance

Ed Asner tells the story of RKO Pictures through the eyes of the people who worked there from its inception in the 1920s. He examines the musicals made in the mid 1930s with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Includes interviews with both stars, the producer Pando Berman and choreographer Hermes Pan.

1 hour, 5 minutes

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:21

    Irving Berlin

    Isn't This A Lovely Day [To Be Caught In The Rain]?

    Singer: Fred Astaire.
  • 00:29

    Fred Astaire

    Cheek To Cheek

  • 00:37

    Rko Studio Orchestra, Fred Astaire, Max Steiner

    Let's Face The Music and Dance (Follow The Fleet (1936))

  • 00:49

    Fred Astaire

    Things Are Looking Up

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Role Contributor
Presenter Ed Asner

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