During shooting astaire ever the unforgiving perfectionist was continually breaking his canes in frustration at his mistakes which concerned the crew that he was running out of them.
Fred astaire awning hat.
A video tribute to the great fred astaire who made everyone he danced with look good even a hat rack.
This is from the film royal wedding.
The finale of top hat white tie and tails production number with fred astaire miming his cane as a weapon attacking his supporting dancers 13 canes were prepared for it.
The movie has three other dance numbers two solos by astaire that are wonderful but not transcendent and a final duet with rogers the piccolino where one of irving berlin s lesser songs is redeemed by the sight of astaire and rogers dancing all over a huge set that is intended to represent a canal side hotel in venice and looks every bit as realistic as the grand canal shoppes at the.