Fred Astaire's Babes

Ok, we know he's got ritz.

But, which of his main squeezes was a) hotter, and b) the better dancer?

Here is Ginger Rogers:


Ok, we all know Fred Astaire:


And here she is hoofing:





Fred's second babe was Cyd Charisse. Here she is:


And here she is hoofing:




My vote? Cyd, all the way- better looking, sexier, and better dancer.

Any questions?

Singin' In The Rain

My mom and dad loved the dance films of Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, and
the like.

I did not. These were generally mushy, brain-dead films- i.e.- the precursors of the crap that Lucas, Spielberg, and their descendants would foist upon the world decades later.

Singin' In The Rain is a particularly silly piece of fluff. Gene Kelly never excited me, although I saw these films as a child, on tv, with my parents still rapt by the aura of Classic Hollywood.

Here's the signature song and dance number: