This is a blog dedicated to my crazy obsession with musicals! I’ll be posting videos, pictures, songs, quotes, and comments spanning the 100 years of musical cinematic genius! My absolute favorite musicals? 42nd Street (1933) Top Hat (1935) Swing Time (1936) The Wizard of Oz (1939) Easter Parade (1948) On the Town (1949) Summer Stock (1950) Singin in the Rain (1952) The Girl Can’t Help It (1956) High Society (1956) West Side Story (1961) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Facotry (1971) Grease (1978) Moulin Rouge! (2001) Chicago (2002)Tumblr (3.0; @fuckyeahmusicalfilms)http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9t06qtc0M1qbwa2io1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9t06qtc0M1qbwa2io2_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50685202158http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50685202158Fri, 17 May 2013 19:27:16 -0400judy garlandmeet me in st louisthe trolly song<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e893238e6b7ef7a6c1350153a1f128af/tumblr_mlxdse15xt1r1c3gyo1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3482b723e67f8ebb9a79d728f76eaea1/tumblr_mlxdse15xt1r1c3gyo2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50676499099http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50676499099Fri, 17 May 2013 17:23:02 -0400haha grosscry-babyjohnny deppamy locane<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_50669945137" src="http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50669945137/audio_player_iframe/fuckyeahmusicalfilms/tumblr_m06o4iO96r1r28v0z?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Ffuckyeahmusicalfilms%2F50669945137%2Ftumblr_m06o4iO96r1r28v0z" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><em><strong>I Want it Now</strong>, Julie Dawn Cole</em><br/>Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory</p> <p>I LOVE THIS SONG!</p>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50669945137http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50669945137Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:54 -0400don't care how i want it now!julie dawn coleveruca saltwilly wonka and the chocolate factory<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/712ce3badd2ca2c02726765e87b73ec0/tumblr_mm2kjrhpQ81qcgwn4o2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c0ae8ecfd47fa9f9ed458737578ded2b/tumblr_mm2kjrhpQ81qcgwn4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50667312759http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50667312759Fri, 17 May 2013 15:05:37 -0400bing crosbythe king of sass<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a259c9491cb425e357ee4c586538e233/tumblr_mm5s5xJvHk1qgr036o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/af7f3abcb3e7664f374507eed866663f/tumblr_mm5s5xJvHk1qgr036o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1651d53f779ac1c5061ac0428754b84b/tumblr_mm5s5xJvHk1qgr036o3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ce51d92fd2b66d290730e60e2a9c070a/tumblr_mm5s5xJvHk1qgr036o5_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50474103104http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50474103104Tue, 14 May 2013 23:52:30 -0400donald o'connormake em laughsingin in the rain<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/372e698ed370b007c67f3446f5093705/tumblr_miwvk5IIxF1qksdrmo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d7565b0c150ee7d705bf6c98cadc7e22/tumblr_miwvk5IIxF1qksdrmo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/11b47665ece0c18f351cbce06c3b4c4d/tumblr_miwvk5IIxF1qksdrmo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/872ab3e600ea951a628277b71e8c18eb/tumblr_miwvk5IIxF1qksdrmo6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/951240d380a9e6a9f9b854dce2c80c93/tumblr_miwvk5IIxF1qksdrmo7_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/796ed458239b23d083a24aebe83c80fb/tumblr_miwvk5IIxF1qksdrmo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a5dd3cc4a914e86b97f07451e78ec03d/tumblr_miwvk5IIxF1qksdrmo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6543e5f36cb396a8933e9f8a3a97f1de/tumblr_miwvk5IIxF1qksdrmo8_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50464441955http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50464441955Tue, 14 May 2013 21:44:55 -0400tommy rallann millerkiss me kate<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d18e740a8a3d971fb5a95be9160b6a00/tumblr_mjijl656zR1qcbk34o7_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/119e26f412920e65bd014d9e8364773b/tumblr_mjijl656zR1qcbk34o1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b0f84574dd4f205be05b246dcb382823/tumblr_mjijl656zR1qcbk34o2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eb3685ae5c2ee79532fe62ae43d882fd/tumblr_mjijl656zR1qcbk34o3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/480bf19abfa58c594d672d04717923fb/tumblr_mjijl656zR1qcbk34o4_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/30e719762d85d2edae48ed94cf4d11c8/tumblr_mjijl656zR1qcbk34o8_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/77a058332dbebc1f7cdcd0a539400d33/tumblr_mjijl656zR1qcbk34o5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/97ac08356a4ba240118c3223f8c8a06c/tumblr_mjijl656zR1qcbk34o6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50459232426http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50459232426Tue, 14 May 2013 20:39:10 -0400sweeny todd: the demon barber of fleet streetjohnny depphelena bonham carter<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/789d448fd95843616cb643095f94ad42/tumblr_mlxpqyS5En1r53z3lo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/563630c2d5c6ecbe5939b921bad10bdd/tumblr_mlxpqyS5En1r53z3lo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50444959492http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50444959492Tue, 14 May 2013 17:24:59 -0400judy garlanda star is born<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/082594b47e96e050afde784e5689d785/tumblr_mme4xx2Ubt1qe3vpqo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/59aa1d6d317a04c95bf731aca7083b5f/tumblr_mme4xx2Ubt1qe3vpqo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f7eba4d1cf05a51d2246ecfaa301b4fa/tumblr_mme4xx2Ubt1qe3vpqo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/55bc3eb666ad55f2e9fc72414c965974/tumblr_mme4xx2Ubt1qe3vpqo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p>Oh boys <3</p>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50438772385http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50438772385Tue, 14 May 2013 15:59:56 -0400grease<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7ca404b8591da16c3ec2c5920e8740d6/tumblr_mmjoyb8RRM1r4v34qo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b5c4eb802be8156e064ae61e7845990d/tumblr_mmjoyb8RRM1r4v34qo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50435080449http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50435080449Tue, 14 May 2013 15:03:41 -0400funny girl musicalbarbra streisand<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dd7302500c3f1f849278ed490c99d01b/tumblr_mmlqt2PXDj1qbuwpuo1_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8d202d440f5c3f783dacdb6b663b5651/tumblr_mmlqt2PXDj1qbuwpuo5_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4aab9ee4c6b09b9607f54e65cb8fea5a/tumblr_mmlqt2PXDj1qbuwpuo3_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1094a9d0b9401a2c212439b5868d5450/tumblr_mmlqt2PXDj1qbuwpuo4_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dc3c42368c1a47356c5880b8572a06ed/tumblr_mmlqt2PXDj1qbuwpuo9_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4685703f2937e4e31b6f9acc08835ecd/tumblr_mmlqt2PXDj1qbuwpuo6_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3ce9940f96733efa9831f3e6fa831107/tumblr_mmlqt2PXDj1qbuwpuo7_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eb109b086cfb3c677ee16fd7997d77a8/tumblr_mmlqt2PXDj1qbuwpuo2_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e16d17bf29f93de7aeea451d733a5107/tumblr_mmlqt2PXDj1qbuwpuo8_250.png"/><br/> <br/>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50270375672http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50270375672Sun, 12 May 2013 13:17:11 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bc166c467dc95c118e6c24ca9dd30aeb/tumblr_mmnzjwTuEf1qgtqgzo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vintageblackglamour.tumblr.com/post/50217902289/lena-horne-hugging-her-brilliant-daughter-gail">vintageblackglamour</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://vintageblackglamour.tumblr.com/tagged/lena_horne">Lena Horne</a> hugging her brilliant daughter Gail Jones, backstage at the York Playhouse on October 6, 1960 after Gail made her stage debut in the musical “Valmuouth.” <a href="http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Gail-Buckleys-Aha-Moment_1">Gail Jones is now Gail Buckley</a> and the author of several books including <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Hornes-An-American-Family/dp/1557835640">The Hornes: An American Family</a>.” Photo: Bettman/Corbis.</p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50259649233http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50259649233Sun, 12 May 2013 10:40:29 -0400Lena hornegail jones<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/113105011c4b295b8116e87a4910c49b/tumblr_mmc4cr55yE1qicfexo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/de27788f6db47645c5381f9e0182baaf/tumblr_mmc4cr55yE1qicfexo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ohrobbybaby.tumblr.com/post/50058497794/frederick-austerlitz-may-10-1899-june-22">ohrobbybaby</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Frederick Austerlitz</strong> |<span> May 10, 1899 – <strike>June 22, 1987</strike></span></p> </blockquote> <p><em><span>“We are, of course, very lucky. His gift, captured in the movies, is one we can all share forever. He was, he is, and he always will be, our never-ending legend.” - </span><span>Mikhail Baryshnikov</span></em></p> <blockquote> <p><strong><span>HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRED ASTAIRE!</span></strong></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50144453948http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50144453948Sat, 11 May 2013 00:57:39 -0400fred astaire<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3e27412007e482097c24c2ceaadc375e/tumblr_mmkb79pT9V1r0a4hso4_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/31650b7bce58f5988ba894722a8f8b94/tumblr_mmkb79pT9V1r0a4hso5_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aff4ecb954f659b56653024c72887daf/tumblr_mmkb79pT9V1r0a4hso6_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9451823808725f692304da1650896e2a/tumblr_mmkb79pT9V1r0a4hso1_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6717c595d48a79a6227056593ab04ce0/tumblr_mmkb79pT9V1r0a4hso2_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/635bd9ff318b6b7dcd7e2d24cd75a6ca/tumblr_mmkb79pT9V1r0a4hso3_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b769d1d4bd0794a2cb48c0590e789331/tumblr_mmkb79pT9V1r0a4hso7_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1c5fb8a019865f3d1ea58bf4d88df40a/tumblr_mmkb79pT9V1r0a4hso9_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3cb658dd898735eaa407ac395d6c4d03/tumblr_mmkb79pT9V1r0a4hso8_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><div class="copy"> <div class="caption"> <p><small><span>His dance in<em> The Sky’s the Limit</em> and <em>You Were Never Lovelier</em> are so underrated. The word “genius” isn’t enough. Happy birthday darling Fred. </span></small></p> </div> </div>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50135383447http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50135383447Fri, 10 May 2013 22:42:13 -0400fred astaire<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/048344d710b15b40fee722a63a726073/tumblr_mmka7o88ZA1rfq33zo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fdb92c381d210169842266cf1c760409/tumblr_mmka7o88ZA1rfq33zo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/75edc96490277461b9ef45c890a4d85d/tumblr_mmka7o88ZA1rfq33zo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b7bd166cddb2ebdd4a89fd0d0b0b95d5/tumblr_mmka7o88ZA1rfq33zo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c8225b2160ac5269f93b80f9406fa28d/tumblr_mmka7o88ZA1rfq33zo5_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7b8a808a5e641c3244e3724a73e5b3eb/tumblr_mmka7o88ZA1rfq33zo6_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><small><a href="http://books.google.com.br/books?id=KlxHgYqgDswC&pg=PA35&dq=fred+astaire&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wh6MUfTfA4rm8gTv2IGQCg&ved=0CEwQuwUwBQ#v=onepage&q=fred%20astaire&f=false">Whether dressed in top hat, white tie, and tails</a> or in fashionable casual wear with a scarf serving as his belt, Fred Astaire always looked fabulous. Astaire epitomized whatever was cool at the time. According to Benny Green, “[Astaire] had an elegance that aligned itself with what I guess you’d call high society”. In the words of Howard Thompson, Astaire “gave to entertainment annals a champagne radiance that appealed to everybody on all levels, rich or poor”</small></p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50129373455http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50129373455Fri, 10 May 2013 21:18:18 -0400fred astaire<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/83e21aa2d75ff389276dcea115a303c9/tumblr_mlyt7nzaZl1r59hw8o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/18591ced78b400eb80cf90b577f1d866/tumblr_mlyt7nzaZl1r59hw8o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6e2208518e5f44b3931cfbcd3a484691/tumblr_mlyt7nzaZl1r59hw8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/687fc1d5da0eb172de5613d23c5358f2/tumblr_mlyt7nzaZl1r59hw8o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1865740cd764ebfb2819f4ef02164028/tumblr_mlyt7nzaZl1r59hw8o2_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bogarted.tumblr.com/post/50111572549/i-dont-make-love-by-kissing-i-make-love-by">bogarted</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“I don’t make love by kissing, I make love by dancing” <br/>- Fred Astaire</p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50116732391http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50116732391Fri, 10 May 2013 18:12:47 -0400fred astaire<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/42857342cbb1019e828bc192fd240dc1/tumblr_mmkao2dXX41qksdrmo7_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6b1d3e25d489a111c6ca9b63a581364c/tumblr_mmkao2dXX41qksdrmo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/719c05cebcd59529a5d4e8ce746e952f/tumblr_mmkao2dXX41qksdrmo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/998b9756e9eacfdb7d25d09a4ea351f3/tumblr_mmkao2dXX41qksdrmo6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4c6915f83b2814fb862a6d4e5045b9e9/tumblr_mmkao2dXX41qksdrmo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba586c131ee717c7ae2292e5b3b19f7f/tumblr_mmkao2dXX41qksdrmo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/debf01339e23bf5a4fea872f27c95b18/tumblr_mmkao2dXX41qksdrmo8_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/25a544a8b41b25d33edbff976726edad/tumblr_mmkao2dXX41qksdrmo9_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5ff639a212ab539065dff7d0019376e3/tumblr_mmkao2dXX41qksdrmo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c97aa02e62e2969f0fffd9be51007ab/tumblr_mmkao2dXX41qksdrmo10_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://shoopdancer2504.tumblr.com/post/50062756428">shoopdancer2504</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Happy Birthday Fred Astaire</strong><span><br/></span></p> <blockquote> <p><em>“Do it big, do it right and do it with style” </em></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50108742640http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50108742640Fri, 10 May 2013 16:20:40 -0400fred astaire<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/263ec2d01c72ff94cb2f260eca8805df/tumblr_mktumzAVPE1r2jkovo6_r3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1649de22a9f3bee206476eeb749ef0e1/tumblr_mktumzAVPE1r2jkovo3_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e7edfd390f0e28802d3c3189da149406/tumblr_mktumzAVPE1r2jkovo7_r3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c60af3fcc34cc8eb8b9d43f2af7bbb5f/tumblr_mktumzAVPE1r2jkovo9_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/06c134e395677749674ddd8bdad6b9b2/tumblr_mktumzAVPE1r2jkovo2_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d419eaa0aa889079e04abaf9070557ad/tumblr_mktumzAVPE1r2jkovo1_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4cef934ed405a5e87c10c6932688cfbf/tumblr_mktumzAVPE1r2jkovo10_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/52840ac3c4eb70bd2f49ec0f55117c8e/tumblr_mktumzAVPE1r2jkovo4_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/15f7ea8d0892ca25521b13e1fe91808d/tumblr_mktumzAVPE1r2jkovo5_r4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4be73d0f64e1e407fa4b1565d049b86d/tumblr_mktumzAVPE1r2jkovo8_r3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://inessentialhouses.tumblr.com/post/50057349907/happy-114th-birthday-fred-astaire-may-10-1899">inessentialhouses</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Happy 114th Birthday, Fred Astaire</strong><br/><small>(May 10, 1899 - June 22, 1987)</small></p> <blockquote> <p><small>“Fred knew the value of a song and his heart was in it before his feet took over.”</small><br/><small>- Irving Berlin </small></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50102731733http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50102731733Fri, 10 May 2013 14:44:29 -0400FRED MY DARLING!fred astaire<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/941cb1953ab7159c54dc5ba88b5bd811/tumblr_mm8auo6qc31qcgwn4o7_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2c0656305b518fc9849f2dbb42330bb1/tumblr_mm8auo6qc31qcgwn4o8_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a9e2c7927f2635c366154179ccea639e/tumblr_mm8auo6qc31qcgwn4o6_r3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/94ade343fae406fd68354c1c7b98663a/tumblr_mm8auo6qc31qcgwn4o5_r3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2e3f4f7f067e37c6c9b4d8ff70b5f1e9/tumblr_mm8auo6qc31qcgwn4o2_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/75ed23c100b45074c0e5514ce60e2d63/tumblr_mm8auo6qc31qcgwn4o10_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e464aa22472802a70f5ec5ab7b2d48bb/tumblr_mm8auo6qc31qcgwn4o3_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad8a40dacd510eef902ad33a5173abe7/tumblr_mm8auo6qc31qcgwn4o9_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/56bffbc5b52d46c1c2569fdb6f15e039/tumblr_mm8auo6qc31qcgwn4o4_r2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a11d9054aab20d350ce3550f71e73027/tumblr_mm8auo6qc31qcgwn4o1_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://haroldlloyds.tumblr.com/post/50053663978">haroldlloyds</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><small><strong>Happy Birthday</strong> Frederick Austerlitz <strong>Fred Astaire</strong> <br/>10 May 1899 - 22 June 1987</small></p> <blockquote> <p><small><em>“When you talk about Fred Astaire, you talk about heaven. What more can I say?” - </em>Johnny Green,<em> Hollywood Speaks! An Oral History, </em>1974</small></p> <p><small><em>“He was not just the best ballroom dancer, or tap dancer, he was simply the greatest, most imaginative, dancer of our time.” - </em>Rudolph Nureyev, 1987</small></p> <p><small>Fred Astaire was simply one of the most influential performers in film history. Not only did he revolutionise the way dance was performed and captured on film, he also had a profound influence on music and hollywood in general. In a time when the world needed something joyous, they got Fred Astaire; a talented, charismatic performer whose charming smile was exactly what movie-goers wanted. Notorious for being a perfectionist and crippled with self-consciousness he floated across the screen with effortless grace that continues to amaze today. Though he was never convinced of it, there can be no doubt that he achieved perfection. </small></p> <div><small><small>And at age seventy-eight, he broke his left wrist while riding his grandson’s skateboard.</small></small> <p><small><em>You know, you so-and-so, you’ve a little of the hoodlum in you. - </em>James Cagney on Fred Astaire in<em> Top Hat, White Tie and Tails, </em>from<em> Top</em><em> Hat (1935)</em></small></p> </div> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50095697861http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50095697861Fri, 10 May 2013 12:29:20 -0400fred astairehappy birthday darlingi miss you<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/47b0a6a8847569ad3f5be6310c3c3463/tumblr_mly8azmv4i1rpdgzdo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cc2b37ed20b2524c771feaddece4bade/tumblr_mly8azmv4i1rpdgzdo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/858b13cc84e0ac9631a98764d1d24d44/tumblr_mly8azmv4i1rpdgzdo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a7efae00bdf12f84e92908d6c4eb0511/tumblr_mly8azmv4i1rpdgzdo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e8d47839ff2561505f5de015ab78c4f8/tumblr_mly8azmv4i1rpdgzdo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b17b9cde414bab6c2a924014f271048f/tumblr_mly8azmv4i1rpdgzdo6_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><big><big><small><small><small><small><a href="http://livviedehavilland.tumblr.com/tagged/fave-musicals">favorite musicals </a>• Gigi (1958)</small></small></small></small></big></big></p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50068694999http://fuckyeahmusicalfilms.tumblr.com/post/50068694999Fri, 10 May 2013 00:23:11 -0400gigi musical1958thank heaven for little girlsthe night they invented champagnei remember it wellthe parisiansit's a bore