Shall We Dance, 1937

Director: Mark Sandrich

Choreographer: Hermes Pan

Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore,

Pete Peters (Astaire), otherwise known as the great "Petrov", in the ballet world, lays eyes on dancer Linda Keene (Rogers), and falls in love. He hops aboard her ship to America, and trouble begins when rumors fly that the great Petrov has married the dancer Linda Keene. Now, Linda can't stand him.

When they reach New York, they are booked into the same hotel, quite accidentally, and they eventually figure that the best way to avoid scandal is to actually get married. This way, they can get a divorce right away and go their separate ways.

This one includes "They Can't Take That Away From Me", "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" (and a dance on roller skates to go with it!), and "They All Laughed". This is my favorite of all the Fred and Ginger films. It's such a sweet story!

Swing Time, 1936

Director: George Stevens

Dance Director: Hermes Pan

Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore

Gambler and dancer Lucky (Astaire) heads to New York so he can somehow scrounge up $25,000 to marry Margaret. But he accidentally meets dance teacher, Penny (Rogers), and falls for her instead. But Penny is annoyed with everything about him.

One common theme with Fred and Ginger and their movies is Ginger's impatience with Fred. Of course, we all know this means she's crazy about him. But it always takes her a bit of time to figure that one out.