Someone To Watch Over Me - Marge and Gower Champion

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  • čas přidán 5. 06. 2023
  • This number from the 1955 movie "Three For The Show", choreographed by Jack Cole, is pretty much forgotten but for my money is one of the great celluloid dance numbers and absolutely epitomises how it feels to fall in love.
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Komentáře • 66

  • @pamallin4770
    @pamallin4770 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Absolutely adored both of them and their dancing was incredible, what a husband and wife team ❤️.....Absolutely amazing 👏 ❤️

  • @dudley5533
    @dudley5533 Před 10 měsíci +15

    Such a perfectly matched dancing pair in so many ways.....this number is absolutely breathtaking.

  • @amc96
    @amc96 Před 11 měsíci +27

    Wow! I can't believe I've never seen this. Rivals Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse Dancing in the Dark!

  • @bettycurry6752
    @bettycurry6752 Před 10 měsíci +10

    We never saw enough of this talented married couple…..lovely…🌹💝

  • @TheNYSTA
    @TheNYSTA Před dnem

    Thank you for posting this. These two people were always among my favorite dancers on film and I never saw very much of what they did - until now!!!

  • @EM2theBee
    @EM2theBee Před 10 měsíci +4

    They make it look so effortless when it's actually extremely difficult.

  • @jacquelinejefferson1876
    @jacquelinejefferson1876 Před 11 měsíci +33

    Thought I’d seen everything but this is completely new to me. Amazing.🌹

  • @carolynellis387
    @carolynellis387 Před 11 měsíci +17

    Love her dress, fantastic dancers

  • @chrisgoff6544
    @chrisgoff6544 Před 11 měsíci +9

    Complex routine and great chemistry .

  • @Sometime4781
    @Sometime4781 Před 11 měsíci +15

    Perfection

  • @ruthannetalley4891
    @ruthannetalley4891 Před 11 měsíci +15

    This is Pure PERFECTION ❤❤❤

  • @jordsupp
    @jordsupp Před 11 měsíci +7

    Wow, I've not even seen this movie before. What a perfect transition of mood.

  • @danieltobias9742
    @danieltobias9742 Před 10 měsíci +7

    Not a step out of place. The specificity of this routine. Astounding.

  • @beaurex4756
    @beaurex4756 Před 11 měsíci +8

    A different, classier time.

  • @BrendainPA
    @BrendainPA Před 3 měsíci +3

    What a beautiful performance including the exquisite dancing, a wonderful Gershwin song and their charming patter. Thank you for sharing this!

  • @cowboynyc
    @cowboynyc Před 11 měsíci +7

    It's like a dance version of the bench scene in "Carousel."

  • @tessat338
    @tessat338 Před 10 měsíci +5

    I'm a ballroom dancer and this is how we all dream that we could move!

  • @alyce587
    @alyce587 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Never seen this. Just lovely

  • @alwaysblake148
    @alwaysblake148 Před 11 měsíci +14

    Truly breathtaking. Thank you for giving us this no longer forgotten masterpiece.

  • @fd9987
    @fd9987 Před 10 měsíci +10

    I’m a harpist. They don’t write music like this anymore. Beautiful music is a thing of the past.

    • @h.calvert3165
      @h.calvert3165 Před 10 měsíci

      You can't beat George Gershwin. 🎹

    • @jackwilloughby239
      @jackwilloughby239 Před 10 měsíci +1

      When I was studying Composition while at University my Composition Professor always complained " It Sounds like a Musical". Well, I grew up listening to Ella Fitzgerald singing the "Songbooks", not Hindemith!?! So? It's not that they don't write songs like this, it's more like "they won't teach us", but We try anyway. I'm still studying Gershwin and have Ideas for Musicals, but it's very difficult to do all on your own.

    • @fd9987
      @fd9987 Před 10 měsíci

      @@jackwilloughby239 Not sure if you’ve heard of Jennifer Higdon. She is a Pulitzer Prize winning composer. One of her biggest influences was the Beatles. She said she listened to her Beatles records for hours growing up.

    • @jackwilloughby239
      @jackwilloughby239 Před 10 měsíci

      I have heard of her through Hillary Hahn. I once bought a copy of "the Complete Scores". I don't see how anyone could grow up in the 60's and 70's without being influenced by Lennon and McCartney. Reading through "Tunesmith" by Jimmy Web (Wichita Lineman) Jim says Paul is the greatest songwriter who ever lived. Hard to disagree with that! Cheers,@@fd9987

  • @stareye8
    @stareye8 Před 11 měsíci +20

    Wow, just when I thought I'd seen it all, here comes an AMAZING number right out of left field. Thanks for posting. Absolutely spellbinding. I need to see the full movie! :)

  • @sgupta4
    @sgupta4 Před 9 měsíci +2

    How have I lived fifty-one years and watched so many movie musicals and never heard of these people? This number is just spectacular.

    • @alixaugustine9599
      @alixaugustine9599 Před 21 dnem +1

      Somehow they always landed in less popular musicals. But they were paired with Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson twice - Showboat and Lovely to Look At

  • @cynthiamadrid1430
    @cynthiamadrid1430 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Thank you .... America needs ROMANCE... having this fabulous film brings ROMANCE.

  • @shaunpmckenna
    @shaunpmckenna  Před 11 měsíci +9

    I'm so pleased people are responding to this!

  • @mikemcd2414
    @mikemcd2414 Před 10 měsíci +3

    This is beautiful art on so many levels - beautiful music, beautiful dancing, beautiful storytelling, beautiful choreography, beautiful acting, and just a beautiful love story. Hard to believe this is so unknown, but it's a classic - thanks for shining a light on this!

  • @JSCClark
    @JSCClark Před 4 měsíci +1

    Beautiful dance duet!

  • @quapawqwerty1619
    @quapawqwerty1619 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Knew one another over lifetimes, mayhaps; met up in our lifetimes for devoted dancing, to put it mildly. Never this saw this, either, Thanks!

  • @gnirolnamlerf593
    @gnirolnamlerf593 Před 11 měsíci +31

    What kind of champagne should I order?
    Depends on what you're launching.
    Great line.
    I have never seen this scene before. It is right up there with the best. Good acting too.
    I can't walk down a flight of stairs with confidence without staying in contact with the handrail. He goes down backwards, gracefully, carrying her over his head. Wow.

  • @suebob16
    @suebob16 Před 11 měsíci +12

    Such a great dance! Like you said, this dance shows a couple falling in love. It actually reminds me of a famous moment from the 1943 comedy The More the Merrier. Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea play two people who are increasingly attracted to each other despite her engagement to another man. They are walking home together one evening. Their conversation is casual but their gestures and body language as they walk clearly show they are dying to get close. It's a well-choreographed scene in its own way, just like this dance is. Thank you for posting it!

  • @carmenm.4091
    @carmenm.4091 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Wow! Thank you for sharing this beautiful and brilliant clip ❣️

  • @zealous6
    @zealous6 Před rokem +10

    Beautiful! It is everything you say say in the description.

  • @jmjohnson56
    @jmjohnson56 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Have been in love with this couple for many years ❤

  • @NanCRow
    @NanCRow Před 11 měsíci +12

    This was absolutely lovely!! Thank you for sharing this!

  • @jrbaskind
    @jrbaskind Před 10 měsíci +1

    Glorious dance routine!

  • @emerald-lj5bb
    @emerald-lj5bb Před 5 měsíci +1

    Just the Best! Thanks.

  • @kala6665
    @kala6665 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Amazing piece of poetry in motion. Thank you posting. A gem.

  • @jfcurran5484
    @jfcurran5484 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I think this was their best work, especially after the dialogue when they just dance.

  • @TheJoyfulEye
    @TheJoyfulEye Před 10 měsíci +1

    boy could they dance!

  • @celticceltic99
    @celticceltic99 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Two of the greatest. Thanks for posting!

  • @MsSoundguy
    @MsSoundguy Před 11 měsíci +13

    When I was a kid I was always happy when Marge and Gower were on a TV show. Such elegance and style.

    • @lindahoganson8721
      @lindahoganson8721 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I think the movie I first saw them in was “Abba Dabba Honeymoon”. Or maybe that was the title of their dance? It was beautiful and great fun.

    • @barbarascott3350
      @barbarascott3350 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Always on Ed Sullivan

  • @brianward7724
    @brianward7724 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Wow! Fantastic scene and amazing quality of the video, considering it is from 1955.

  • @SwinginDrummer
    @SwinginDrummer Před 10 měsíci +1

    Wonderful dancing!

  • @edwardhenzel4647
    @edwardhenzel4647 Před 10 měsíci +1

    LOVE IT! I'd never seen it before, either.

  • @bangbgood
    @bangbgood Před 10 měsíci +3

    This is a terrific dance. I must say though that it wasn't really choreographed by Jack Cole, although he may have overseen it and contributed ideas to it. It's fully vintage Champion and features many of the steps, lifts and combinations that you'll see in other of his dances.

  • @sadjaxx
    @sadjaxx Před 10 měsíci +3

    Wow! That as a great jump onto his shoulder by the stairway. @2:53

  • @katekluttz8246
    @katekluttz8246 Před 6 měsíci

    Wow this is amazing

  • @jerrybecker1628
    @jerrybecker1628 Před 6 měsíci

    perfection---2 of the greatest everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

  • @kristinb5121
    @kristinb5121 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I thought she was Vera Ellen. Never heard of this couple. They’re great!

  • @frankseville4452
    @frankseville4452 Před 9 měsíci

    Perfection ! Up there with Fred and Gene.

  • @EJP286CRSKW
    @EJP286CRSKW Před 10 měsíci +2

    'Maybe I would wear my _pink_ dress ...'

  • @edwardjones4870
    @edwardjones4870 Před 8 měsíci

    Stunning! Thanks so much for posting this.

  • @robertoblanzaco5245
    @robertoblanzaco5245 Před 10 měsíci

    Qué buena química entre ellos! Fantásticamente bailado!

  • @serratograffiti
    @serratograffiti Před 8 měsíci +1

    Watch him carry her down the stairs...backwards!

  • @annranhem3417
    @annranhem3417 Před 11 měsíci +2

    This is dancing

  • @GeminiEstevez
    @GeminiEstevez Před 5 měsíci

    Shaun what about John Lunn's score for Like father like son (2005). It's nowhere to be found😢

  • @kshelaanofelaas1967
    @kshelaanofelaas1967 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I would love to know who the Choreographer is? Her dress is like a 3rd character in 5his piece. I'm very unfamiliar with these two dancers, unfortunately! I've certainly heard their names but haven't seen their performances.

    • @gljm
      @gljm Před 10 měsíci

      Jack Cole