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Great Musical
This was a great film. Yes, the story is a little corny, but it was from the 30's and times were different, and who cares anyway? Eleanor Powell is great in this film and her dancing is amazing. I lost track of how many turns she managed in the final scenes - they were awe inspiring. I wish that Eleanor and Gene Kelly had made a musical together because I know it would've been terrific. Both James Stewart and Buddy Ebsen were adorable when they were young. Buddy's style was pretty amusing and I enjoyed watching him dance. This film was a real treat and I would watch it again any time!!!

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One of the Great Musicals of the 1930s
If ever a person was truly "born to dance," it was Eleanor Powell--the first of MGM's great dancing stars and a performer still considered by many to be the single finest tap dancer to emerge from Hollywood. And with the 1936 film BORN TO DANCE, MGM offered Powell the single finest film of her entire career. Although extremely lightweight, the story of three sailors and their romantic complications has a very playful tone and witty script--which forms the perfect frame for a memorable score by the celebrated Cole Porter. The musical numbers are staged with a more subtle flash than one normally finds in 1930s musicals, and there are several complex ensemble numbers and the memorable "Easy to Love" and "I've Got You Under My Skin."

Not only was Powell a greatly gifted dancer, she was a clever commedian with a pleasing singing voice, and her playful performing style is particularly charming in such numbers as "Rap-Tap on Wood" and "Swinging the Jinx Away." Her leading man, somewhat surprisingly, is none other than James Stewart--and although he wasn't really a singer or a dancer he does extremely well with both, and he and Powell make a very entertaining couple. The entire cast is their equal, with Phil Silvers and Una Merkle amusing as bickering lovers, Buddy Ebsen demonstrating his remarkable talents as both eccentric dancer and clever comic, and Virginia Bruce the perfect femme fatale. Everything about the film sparkes and shines, right down from the sets to the polished performances. If you enjoy classic musicals of the 1930s, BORN TO DANCE is a must have! Strongly recommended.

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BORN TO DANCE
James Stewart is a wonderful actor. After watching this movie with him and Eleanor Powell I found him to be a very good dancer and singer. He has a wonderful voice. It is a great all around good movie. Also, have to give credit to a young Buddy Ebson and the whole cast. It didn't surprise me to hear James Stewart sing, because I have collected a lot of his movies and found that there isn't to much that this man can not do. If you want a great entertaining old movie without the special effects they use nowadays then this is the movie I would HIGHLY recommend. If a movie has James Stewart in it then it is worth having!!!