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This article is from the Movie Trivia,
by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions
by others.
104 Sky's the Limit, The (1943)
- 'Bernard "Babe" Pearce' (qv) was hired as choreographer but was let go a
few weeks before filming.
- The character played by 'Fred Astaire' (qv) refers to 'Ginger Rogers' (qv)
and 'Rita Hayworth' (qv), Astaire's former co-stars.
- The character played by 'Joan Leslie' (qv) refers to 'James Cagney' (qv),
Leslie's former co-star.
- Astaire's character says he learned to dance at Arthur Murray. Astaire had
previously been in a dispute with the dancing school chain over the
unauthorized use of his likeness.
- Leslie's mouthed words at the fadeout were intended to be indecipherable.
- Leslie's vocals for ``My Shining Hour'' were dubbed by
'Sally Sweetland' (qv).
- Astaire cut his shins and ankles on the broken glass generated during ``One
for My Baby.''
- The song ``Hangin' on to You'' was written for the film but not used.
- An Astaire solo dance number (on a railroad track) was cut from the film,
although a print containing it was shown in New York until at least 1948.
- The song ``Harvey, the Victory Garden Man,'' performed by
'Ella Mae Morse' (qv), was cut from the film.
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