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A Damsel in Distress is a 1937 American English-themed Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen and Joan Fontaine.
A Damsel in Distress: Directed by George Stevens. With Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joan Fontaine. A betting castle staff, and a series of misunderstandings and set-ups, leads to an American entertainer and an English damsel falling in love.
Fred Astaire sails across the pond to meet damsel in distress Joan Fontaine and delightful (if unlikely) dance partners George Burns and Gracie Allen in a musical co-scripted by master wit...
An American dancer on vacation in England falls for a sheltered noblewoman.
Watchlist. Page 1 of 2, 6 total items. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. The staff at Tottney Castle are taking bets on whom the young lady of the manor, Alyce Marshmorton (Joan Fontaine), will wed.
Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on 'Mr. X'. After Alyce goes to London to meet a beau she is restricted to the castle to curb her scandalous behavior.
George Stevens (Swing Time) works with Fred Astaire again to provide the 1937 musical comedy in which a young footman tries to set up Lady of the Manor Alyce (Joan Fontaine) with American song-and-dance man Jerry (Astaire) to win a bet.
