一部关于罗杰尔与阿斯泰尔这对黄金搭档的纪录片,收录在华纳发行的纪念套装里。
阿斯泰尔谈到这位搭档,他曾说“罗杰丝在与我合作前没有与人搭档过。她故意装作很厌恶它。她无法跟着拍子,她没办法做这做那……但罗杰丝有个人的风格与天赋,并在表演的过程中不断发展它们。她与我合作是如此,以至于别人和我跳舞一旦和她不一样就显得错了。”
尽管与罗杰丝的搭档使阿斯泰尔获得巨大成功,但他依旧不希望他的事业与任何一个搭档有太紧密的关系,就像早年与姐姐阿黛尔在舞台上的合作。阿斯泰尔与雷电华达成协议拍摄一部由自己独自出演的电影,即1937年的《ADamselinDistress》,但影片上映后并不成功。在此之后他与罗杰丝又接连合作了两部影片,1938年的《Carefree》与1939年的《TheStoryofVernonandIreneCastle》。当这两部影片没赚到钱后阿斯泰...
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