The Sky's the Limit
Here's a thrill, new and gay! It's a dance filled holiday!
1943 | 89m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Edward H. Griffith |
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| Writer: | Frank Fenton, Lynn Root |
| Staring: |
| Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, pursuing her in the guise of a carefree drifter. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 13, 1943 |
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| Director: | Edward H. Griffith |
| Writer: | Frank Fenton, Lynn Root |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Music |
| Keywords | musical |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,185,000
Budget: $871,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Fred Astaire | Fred Atwell (Fred Burton) |
| Joan Leslie | Joan Manion |
| Robert Benchley | Philip 'Phil' Harriman |
| Robert Ryan | Reginald Fenton |
| Elizabeth Patterson | Mrs. Fisher |
| Marjorie Gateson | Canteen Hostess |
| Freddie Slack | Freddie Slack - Leader of His Orchestra |
| Bobby Barber | Canteen Waiter (uncredited) |
| Eric Blore | Jackson - Phil's Butler (uncredited) |
| Neil Hamilton | Navy Officer on Train (uncredited) |
| Olin Howland | Driver (uncredited) |
| Paul Hurst | Dock Foreman (uncredited) |
| Clarence Kolb | Harvey J. Sloan (uncredited) |
| Peter Lawford | Naval Commander (uncredited) |
| Frank McLure | Officer at Dinner (uncredited) |
| Clarence Muse | Colonial Club Doorman (uncredited) |
| Amelita Ward | Southern Girl (uncredited) |
| Anne G. Sterling | Woman in Canteen |
| Ella Mae Morse | Singer (uncredited) |
| Jack Carr | Customer |
| Edna Harris | Salesgirl (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Kelly |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Johnny Mercer | Lyricist |
| Edward H. Griffith | Director |
| Renié | Costume Design |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Harold Arlen | Original Music Composer, Songs |
| Fred Astaire | Choreographer |
| Leigh Harline | Music Director |
| Russell Metty | Director of Photography |
| Roland Gross | Editor |
| Carroll Clark | Art Direction |
| Claude E. Carpenter | Set Decoration |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Ruby Rosenberg | Assistant Director |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Van Hessen | Sound Recordist |
| James G. Stewart | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Frank Fenton | Screenplay |
| Lynn Root | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sherman Todd | Associate Producer |
| David Hempstead | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Fred Astaire ("Fred") is an hot-shot flyer who takes some leave and encounters "Joan" (Joan Leslie) - a budding photographer. He falls for her big style, and is soon courting her under an assumed identity. What follows is quite a gentle little romance, with the two dancing around each other with the ... help of Robert Ryan and Robert Benchley. Messrs. Mercer & Arlen deliver a good score, but not a great one - and the killer number "One for my Baby" comes just a bit too late in the day to raise this from mediocrity. It isn't a bad film, and at times the script is quite funny, but mostly it's just a standard little vehicle for the star that frequently goes over old ground.