"Broadway Melody of 1940", like its' predecessors, is all about music and dancing, strung together with the slightest of stories. Nobody watches these films with the intent of getting a good story. They want the entertainment.
This is one of the better entries in the series. Mostly because of the fantastic dancing that is done by the two leads, Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire. This is the only time that they were paired in a film, and it shows that when he's dancing, Astaire needs only one thing. Ginger Rogers.
One of the major flaws in this film has nothing to do with the story. It has to do with the fact that Astaire and Powell really don't have any chemistry together. As others have said on this posting board, it really appears that while they are dancing the same steps, in the same scene, they couldn't be further apart, emotionally. It's been said that Astaire was afraid to dance with Powell because he felt that she was one of the few who could dance better than him. He's right.
I would imagine that there must have been a great deal of hype when this film came out, about them dancing for the first time together. It's a shame that the results weren't better.
George Murphy and Frank Morgan offer terrific supporting work.
Worth renting, but ultimately disappointing.
This is one of the better entries in the series. Mostly because of the fantastic dancing that is done by the two leads, Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire. This is the only time that they were paired in a film, and it shows that when he's dancing, Astaire needs only one thing. Ginger Rogers.
One of the major flaws in this film has nothing to do with the story. It has to do with the fact that Astaire and Powell really don't have any chemistry together. As others have said on this posting board, it really appears that while they are dancing the same steps, in the same scene, they couldn't be further apart, emotionally. It's been said that Astaire was afraid to dance with Powell because he felt that she was one of the few who could dance better than him. He's right.
I would imagine that there must have been a great deal of hype when this film came out, about them dancing for the first time together. It's a shame that the results weren't better.
George Murphy and Frank Morgan offer terrific supporting work.
Worth renting, but ultimately disappointing.