You'll Never Get Rich Astaire, Fred performer Hayworth, Rita performer Film 1941-09-25 Columbia Astaire plays the choreographer of a Broadway show who, about to be drafted into the army, falls in love with a chorus girl (Hayworth, who was an expert dancer, her father having been the famous Spanish dancer, Eduardo Casino) who is lusted after by the lecherous producer. Robert Alton as dance director who had much to do in this musical insisted that his chorus dancers be proficient both in ballet and tap dance. "Rehearsal Duet" set to 24 measures of jazzy piano music, "Boogie Bacarolle" immediately establishes Hayworth as an expert tap dancing partner. "Shooting the works for Uncle Sam" a solo for Astaire combines a military march rhythms with scampering jazz tap. "March Milastaire (A-Stairable rag)" a smart combination of rhythms by Astaire evolving from "Bugle Call Rag". "So Near and Yet so Far" an appealing duet for Astaire and Hayworth combining ballroom and tap soft-shoe rhythms. "The Wedding Cake Walk" has Astaire and Hayworth leading a crew of chorus dancers into some boogie routines with cakewalk struts. Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Frank, Rusty E.: Tap! The Greatest Tap Dance Stars and their Stories 1900-1955. New York, William Morrow. (1990). Mueller, John: Astaire Dancing: The Musical Films. New York: Knopf (1985). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Fred Astaire (biography) loc.music.tdabio.16 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.215