Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance

109 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | May 7, 1937

Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip item—that the two celebrities are secretly married.

Shall We Dance

109 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | May 7, 1937

Shall We Dance
Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip item—that the two celebrities are secretly married.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Shall We Dance
Directors W. Argyle Nelson, Mark Sandrich
Writers Allan Scott, Ira Gershwin, Harold Buchman, Ernest Pagano, Lee Loeb

Cast

Fred Astaire

as Pete Peters

Ginger Rogers

as Linda Keene

Edward Everett Horton

as Jeffrey Baird

Eric Blore

as Cecil Flintridge

Jerome Cowan

as Arthur Miller

Ketti Gallian

as Denise Tarrington

William Brisbane

as Jim Montgomery

Harriet Hoctor

as Harriet Hoctor, Ballet Dancer

Rolfe Sedan

as Ballet Master

Richard Tucker

as Mr. Russell (uncredited)

Ben Alexander

as Evans (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

as Policeman (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

as Man (uncredited)

Matthew Boulton

as Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

as First Steward (uncredited)

Monte Collins

as Usher-Messenger (uncredited)

Dudley Dickerson

as Engine Room Singer (uncredited)

Pauline Garon

as (uncredited)

Charlie Hall

as Bartender (uncredited)

Frank Moran

as Process Server (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

as Waiter (uncredited)

Henry Mowbray

as Radio Officer (uncredited)

Norman Ainsley

as Bartender (uncredited)

Sherwood Bailey

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Harry Bowen

as Johnson (uncredited)

William Burgess

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Jean De Briac

as Producer (uncredited)

Douglas Gordon

as Steward (uncredited)

Helena Grant

as Passenger Starting Gossip (uncredited)

Jane Hamilton

as Woman (uncredited)

Sam Harris

as Passenger Walking Dog (uncredited)

Sam Hayes

as Dispatcher (uncredited)

Charles Irwin

as Fire Drill Steward (uncredited)

Tiny Jones

as Flower Woman (uncredited)

Lew Kelly

as Policeman at Jail (uncredited)

Marie Marks

as Woman (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

as Doorman (uncredited)

Torben Meyer

as Show Producer (uncredited)

Vesey O'Davoren

as Bartender (uncredited)

Jack Rice

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Matty Roubert

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

George Savidan

as Errand Boy (uncredited)

Mary Stewart

as Dancer and Singer (uncredited)

Spencer Teakle

as (uncredited)

Pete Theodore

as Linda's Dancing Partner (uncredited)

Marek Windheim

as Ballet Master (uncredited)

Sam Wren

as Charlie (uncredited)

Emma Young

as Tai (uncredited)

Ann Shoemaker

as Shipboard Gossip Matron