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Title: One of Fred's Best
Review: A Damsel in Distress is one of Fred Astaire's lesser celebrated films because of that one missing element: Ginger Rogers. Made during the time when one never mentioned the name Astaire without Rogers (or Rogers without Astaire, for that matter), it certainly suffered an enormous public backlash, unfairly so I might add. This is a clever film which takes advantage of Astaire's underrated comedic talents. The Gershwin score is timeless. "A Foggy Day" is a "must see" Astaire performance. But for all you Astaire-Rogers fanatics who aren't quite convinced, I must agree that the volatile chemistry between Fred and Ginger is nowhere to be found, but it's still a worthwhile film, a classic in its own right.
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