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1940 promotional photograph from Broadway Melody of 1940. Copyright Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

It is reproduced in Bob Thomas: Astaire, the Man, The Dancer, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1985. ISBN 0-297-78402-1, p.163, where it is used by the author to illustrate a section (pp.162-167) providing critical commentary on Broadway Melody of 1940.

• Image illustrates Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell in a celebrated dance routine to Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine" as performed in Broadway Melody of 1940. Long admired and considered notable, it acquired a special status when singled out by Frank Sinatra in the film That's Entertainment! for the accolade: "Take a good look folks. As long as you live you'll never see the like of this again."

• An extensive search of the Astaire bibliography has uncovered no public domain images of this partnership in this or in any other routine, and no references have been located which point to the possible existence of such material.

• Use in specific articles
  • Image is used in Eleanor Powell for the purposes of illustration and for critical commentary of the particular routine illustrated in this image and, in particular, serves to illustrate comments on Powell's dance ability by Astaire.
  • Image is used in Begin the Beguine as an illustration of one of the most celebrated depictions of this song on film.
  • Image is used in Broadway Melody of 1940 for illustration and critical commentary of the film's most celebrated dance routine involving the lead stars in the picture.

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