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The Sky's the Limit

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Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, pursuing her in the guise of a carefree drifter.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1943-07-13

Runtime: 89 mins

Director: Edward H. Griffith

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Music

Original title: The Sky's the Limit

Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Reviews

G

Geronimo1967
Fred Astaire ("Fred") is an hot-shot flyer who takes some leave and encounters "Joan" (Joan Leslie) - a budding photographer. He falls for her big style, and is soon courting her under an assumed identity. What follows is quite a gentle little romance, with the two dancing around each other with the help of Robert Ryan and Robert Benchley. Messrs. Mercer & Arlen deliver a good score, but not a great one - and the killer number "One for my Baby" comes just a bit too late in the day to raise this from mediocrity. It isn't a bad film, and at times the script is quite funny, but mostly it's just a standard little vehicle for the star that frequently goes over old ground.
2022-06-26

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