Oh, for shame! The real name of this "mystery woman" is Marjorie Reynolds, and she was Fred Astaire's capable dance partner in Holiday Inn, which was released in 1942. At this point in her career, Rogers was just coming out of her brunette stage and going back to blond. The mistake is an easy one to make, but if you look at the pictures, you can see that Reynold's hair wasn't quite as big as Rogers' hair was that year. : )
Reynolds' dress can confuse things, too, especially for fans of either Rogers or Top Hat. The gown looks very much like these two, which were worn by Miss Ginger Rogers.
I guess I wouldn't really mind this common case of mistaken identity too bady - after all, we can't all know every actress/actor by sight, can we? - but this mistake has been made, not only by the common people, but by people who are paid to notice these things! As exhibits "E" and "F" the defense offers these pictures:
Hello??! Did anyone even think of checking to make sure this really was a picture of Astaire and Rogers??! Grr....
Okay, now that I've gotten myself properly steamed over this distressing topic, I'm going to cheer myself up with some fun photos from my favorite Astaire movie that doesn't have Ginger Rogers. The Sky's The Limit!
Ah, yes! That's better!
Joan Leslie is my favorite of Astaire's partners (second only to Rogers, of course). I can't explain why, but she is. Maybe it's the way that she holds herself as she dances; the fact that she looks like she's having the time of her life just dancing; the way that she makes dancing looks as easy as eating apple pie, or maybe it's because she was just sooo gorgeous at the young age of 18. Dancing with Fred AStaire when other girls were still in school? I'd say she's a very lucky gal!
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