Fred Astaire's Opening Monologue: 1951 Oscars
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Academy President Charles Brackett and host Fred Astaire open the 23rd Academy Awards in 1951.
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Astaire’s timing is impeccable! He knew just when to slide through a dud joke and how long to give a laugh. It was tailored beautifully to his casual speech style. Funny to see them reading with no TelePrompters or cue cards. He’s always a pleasure!
Bob hope was better
Excellent. He was a LEGEND in his own time. God rest Fred Astaire…..my oh my….what an amount of enjoyable entertainment he provided and is still providing. Again…God rest his wonderful soul.
The Oscars sure were formal back then!
fred looks so cute here haha
I find him always so damn adorable.
2:44 - Dean Martin was there too! Fantastic!
yes, with his 2nd wife ...
Along with Jerry,Lewis and,his wife,I would assume.
Honestly had no idea the Oscars ran this far back! How times have changed... Like the humor! So great XD And how certain things have stayed so similar... Great uploads Oscars channel :)
You didn't know there were Oscars in the 50's?
Very young Tony Curtis with Janet Leigh at 2:22.
Wunderbar, das zu sehen!!!!!
I find it wonderful
I would like to mention that Ken Carpenter was also the narrator of the original Superman cartoons from the 40s.
2:24 Ronald and Nancy Reagan (not married yet)
I saw Elizabeth Taylor,Jeff Chandler,George Sanders,Zaz,Zaz or Eva Gabor.
Hattie McDaniel,Debbie Reynolds, Robert Wagner.
Such a political opening!
How times of changed. The opening of the oscars was a political diatribe AGAINST leftism. Today, the ENTIRE show is an advertisement FOR leftism. However, I’m not a hypocrite. These occasions should be politically neutral and contain nobody’s personal political opinions AT ALL.