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The classic damsel has been kidnapped or captured and is locked away, awaiting rescue and afraid for her life and virtue. She may also be lost or stranded in a hostile area, trapped, or suffering any number of terrible fates where she needs help to survive. In other cases, the damsel's distress is due to someone in her own family, such as her ...
The damsel in distress is a theme in world art, entertainment, and media, in which a beautiful woman must be rescued by a hero usually a man.. Damsel(s) in Distress may also refer to: . Damsel in Distress (song), a 2020 song by Rufus Wainwright "Damsel in Distress", a 2014 song by Neck Deep from Wishful Thinking; A Damsel in Distress, a 1919 novel by P. G. Wodehouse
Written by on June 20, 2022. Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on 'Mr. X'. After Alyce goes to London to meet a beau she is restricted to the castle to curb her scandalous behavior. Albert then summons Jerry to Alyce's aid in order to 'protect ...
Rent A Damsel in Distress on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. The staff at Tottney Castle are taking bets on whom the young lady of the manor, Alyce ...
As for 19-year-old Joan Fontaine, she's quite lovely and charming, and Astaire does his very best to camouflage her utter lack of terpsichorean ability. Amazingly, A Damsel in Distress lost money at the box office, compelling RKO Radio to play safe by quickly reteaming Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Carefree.
A Damsel in Distress (1937) Fred Astaire stars as American entertainer Jerry Halliday, who's suckered--much to his delight--into saving a lovely, English Damsel in Distress. While performing in London, Halliday is "elected" by the servants of Lord Marshmorton (Montagu Love) to rescue Marshmorton's daughter, Lady Alyce (Academy Award winner Joan ...
Directed by George Stevens. Produced by Pandro S. Berman. Cast included Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Reginald Gardiner, Ray Noble, Constance Collier, and Montague Love. The Gershwins’ second project after relocating to California in 1936 was Fred Astaire’s first film musical without Ginger Rogers.
