Weary of the personal appearance tour he's been booked on, Flying Tiger aviator Fred Astaire breaks away to take some down time incognito. Though he's quickly charmed by news photographer Joan Leslie, she's unfortunately convinced by his pose as a worthless drifter. Fun effort co-stars Robert Benchley, Robert Ryan; engaging score includes "My Shining Hour" and "One for My Baby." 89 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Academy Award ®

Nominee: Best Score (Musical), Best Song ("My Shining Hour")

SKU: D59747

$12.99

Regularly $29.99

Add Gift Wrap $2.99 EA view details

Category:: Musicals
Director:: Edward H. Griffith
Rated:: NR
Color:: Black & White
Format:: DVD-R Fullscreen
Closed Captioned:: No; Cast: Fred Astaire, Joan Leslie, Robert Benchley, Robert Ryan, Elizabeth Patterson, Marjorie Gateson, Freddie Slack, Richard Davies, Clarence Kolb, Eric Blore, Henri DeSoto, Dorothy Kelly, Norma Drury, Jerry Mandy, Clarence Muse, Ida Shoemaker, Paul Hurst, Amelita Ward, Joseph Kim, Rhoda Reese, Rube Schaffer, Darby Jones, Vic Potel, Charles Williams, Al Hill... More

TELL A FRIEND

A Damsel In Distress

(1937) DVD - Starring: Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen - $12.99

Yolanda And The Thief

(1945) DVD - Starring: Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan - $12.99

Rhapsody In Blue (Remastered Edition)

(1945) DVD - Starring: Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith - $12.99

If you like "The Sky's The Limit" you may also be interested in these:

large image

A Damsel In Distress (1937)

Category: Musicals | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen

The dancing talents of Fred Astaire (along with new partner Joan Fontaine), a marvelous musical score by the Gershwins, and comic relief from George Burns and Gracie Allen combine in this enchanting ... more

Regularly $29.99 $12.99
large image

Shall We Dance (1937)

Category: Musicals | Director: Mark Sandrich | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: Yes

Format: | Starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton

Russian ballet dancer Fred Astaire and musical-comedy star Ginger Rogers, both in need of a boost in their sagging careers, step into a headline-grabbing romance cooked up by her manager...and it's anyone's ... more

Regularly $19.99 $17.99
large image

The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle (1939)

Category: Musicals | Director: H.C. Potter | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: Yes

Format: | Starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver

Fred and Ginger's last film together for RKO is a tuneful biography of the famous turn-of-the-century dance team. Wonderful dance numbers and a fine supporting cast, including Edna May Oliver and Walter ... more

Regularly $29.99 $19.99
large image

Second Chorus (1940)

Category: Musicals | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Artie Shaw

After losing their college swing combo's manager (Paulette Goddard) to big band leader Artie Shaw, perennial students Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith try out for Shaw's band in order to win her back ... more

Regularly $9.99 $7.99
large image

You Were Never Lovelier (1942)

Category: Musicals | Director: William A. Seiter | Rated: NR | Color: Black & White | Closed Captioned: Yes

Format: | Starring: Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Adolphe Menjou

"You'll Never Get Rich" co-stars Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth reteam for this top-notch musical comedy. Astaire plays a down-on-his-luck American dancer who begins to fall for Hayworth, the reluctant-to-marry ... more

Regularly $14.99 $13.49
large image

Yolanda And The Thief (1945)

Category: Musicals | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan

Fred Astaire is an amiable wanderer and con artist who arrives in a small Latin American country where he overhears a rich young woman (Lucille Bremer) praying for a guardian angel to help her with her ... more

Regularly $29.99 $12.99
large image

Easter Parade (1948)

Category: Musicals | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford

Fred Astaire and Judy Garland's only movie together was this spectacular Irving Berlin musical. After splitting with longtime dance partner Ann Miller, Astaire recruits chorus girl Garland with the promise ... more

Regularly $14.99 $11.99
large image

Easter Parade (Two-Disc Special Edition) (1948)

Category: Musicals | Director: Charles Walters | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: Yes

Format: | Starring: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford

Fred Astaire and Judy Garland's only movie together was this spectacular Irving Berlin musical. After splitting with longtime dance partner Ann Miller, Astaire recruits chorus girl Garland with the promise ... more

Regularly $26.99 $19.99
large image

Three Little Words (1950)

Category: Musicals | Director: Richard Thorpe | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: Yes

Format: | Starring: Fred Astaire, Red Skelton, Vera-Ellen

Another fine musical bio from MGM stars Fred Astaire as failed magician Bert Kalmar, who finds an unlikely songwriting partner in would-be baseball player Harry Ruby (Red Skelton). The pair strikes gold ... more

Regularly $19.99 $14.99
large image

Royal Wedding (1951)

Category: Musicals | Director: Stanley Donen | Rated: NR | Color: Color | Closed Captioned: No

Format: | Starring: Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford

Fred Astaire and Jane Powell are a brother/sister dance team who travel to England to perform during the "Royal Wedding" of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip and manage to each find love along the ... more

Regularly $9.99 $6.99