A Damsel in Distress
“With Sword in Hand He Goes to the Head of the Clash!”
1937 · 1 h 41 min
George StevensCast
Fred Astaire George Burns Gracie Allen 
Joan Fontaine 
Reginald Gardiner Ray Noble
Credits
Written by: P.G. Wodehouse
Plot
Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and a visiting American dancer and his friends get involved.
Sinekatalog’s take
George Stevens's musical, with Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine and Gracie Allen, is light and charming, with Gershwin songs.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (2,640 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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