
Trick
1999

Get Aboard!
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.

A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Fred AstaireTony Hunter
Cyd CharisseGabrielle Gerard
Oscar LevantLester Marton
Nanette FabrayLily Marton
Jack BuchananJeffrey Cordova
James MitchellPaul Byrd
Robert GistHal
Ava GardnerAva Gardner (uncredited)
Don BeddoeProducer (uncredited)
Henry CordenOrchestra Leader (uncredited)
Steve ForrestPassenger on Train (uncredited)
Bess FlowersTrain Passenger (uncredited)
Douglas FowleyAuctioneer (uncredited)
Thurston HallColonel Tripp (uncredited)
Frank McLureInvestor (uncredited)
Julie NewmarSalon Model / Chorine in Ballet (uncredited)
Colin KennyDrunk Outside Arcade (uncredited)
Harold MillerBystander in Ballet (uncredited)










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Now I do watch quite a lot of horrors films, but it's been a while since I've seen something quite so un-nerving as Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse and Oscar Levant all dressed up as babies singing a song about having a gun! That rather sums up this entertainingly eclectic story that sees the theatrically flamboyant "Cordova" (Jack Buchanan) drafted in to try and inject some life into the lacklustre "Tony" (Astaire). He's been feeling a bit down in the dumps for ages and now that he's no longer the apple of anyone's eye, is downright dejected. Luckily for him (and us) his two friends "Les" (Levant) and "Lily" (Nanette Fabray) aren't giving up. Problem? Well they have to find him a co-star for his new show - and when they alight on the somewhat highly-strung "Gabrielle" (Charisse) things don't exactly work. Indeed, she and "Tony" can barely bear to be in the same room as each other, much less share a stage - and so tantrums and stroppings galore ensue. It's all about the art, though, darling, as his pals use the toe-tapping "That's Entertainment" - a refrain frequently used throughout - to remind "Tony" that the clown with his pants falling down is all part of the job. Of course, there's no jeopardy at all here - you know pretty much from the outset just how well the ducks are going to get in their row, but the film looks great and there's a lovely chemistry between Charisse and Astaire that allows both actors to flourish amidst some perfect choreography, gentle comedy and memorable numbers from Messrs Schwartz and Dietz as they take their show on a tour of the United States. You might want to lock away your dolls at night, though...

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