
“Here's a thrill, new and gay! It's a dance filled holiday!”
Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, pursuing her in the guise of a carefree drifter.
Release Date: 7/13/1943
Runtime: 89 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Edward H. Griffith
Budget: $0.9M
Revenue: $2.2M
Companies: RKO Radio Pictures
Countries: United States of America
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Fred Astaire ("Fred") is an hot-shot flyer who takes some leave and encounters "Joan" (Joan Leslie) - a budding photographer. He falls for her big style, and is soon courting her under an assumed identity. What follows is quite a gentle little romance, with the two dancing around each other with the help of Robert Ryan and Robert Benchley. Messrs. Mercer & Arlen deliver a good score, but not a great one - and the killer number "One for my Baby" comes just a bit too late in the day to raise this from mediocrity. It isn't a bad film, and at times the script is quite funny, but mostly it's just a standard little vehicle for the star that frequently goes over old ground.

Fred Astaire
Fred Atwell (Fred Burton)

Joan Leslie
Joan Manion

Robert Benchley
Philip 'Phil' Harriman

Robert Ryan
Reginald Fenton

Elizabeth Patterson
Mrs. Fisher

Marjorie Gateson
Canteen Hostess

Freddie Slack
Freddie Slack - Leader of His Orchestra

Bobby Barber
Canteen Waiter (uncredited)

Eric Blore
Jackson - Phil's Butler (uncredited)

Neil Hamilton
Navy Officer on Train (uncredited)

Olin Howland
Driver (uncredited)

Paul Hurst
Dock Foreman (uncredited)
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