Raggedyaggie wrote:I remember seeing Greco in Ship of Fools later. I think he was a sleazy character in that one, too. I would have preferred that he just dance. I didn't want him to be a villain. (lol)
Eleanor Powell's tap dancing was amazing. I've seen her in several Broadway Melody movies, Ship Ahoy and Thousands Cheer on TCM. She retired from the screen when she married Glenn Ford in 1946 and after they divorced in 1959, she made a brief comeback in Vegas and N.Y. nightclubs. Prior to the late 40s she was acknowledged as the World's Best Tap Dancer.
Noisy, or not, LW, that was quite a double bill you saw and I wouldn't have minded that "racket" one bit.
Edgar: Do you enjoy movie musicals, too?
This was in the 70's and Powell looked as though she hadn't aged a day. Her legs went clear up to her chin.
This was the entire Greco Dance Company and it was so loud that the huge chandeliers hanging over the main lobby rattled. I couldn't hear anything for about a minute after the performance.
There were other well known stars there but I can't actually remember any of them as meeting Eleanor Powell had me entirely enthralled.
Hey, Light, shut up -- you're name dropping again.
