There’s no tap dancer like Eleanor Powell. Even Fred Astaire said she was just too good. I only wish she were in more films. She is legendary and an icon. Thank you so much for this treat.
Her PB was 21 pirouettes in a row. She said she was prouder of her spins than her fast taps. It went back to her years of ballet training. Nobody did 'spotting' with more assurance.
I am just floored by this routine!!! Rope work isn’t the easiest thing as it is but to incorporate the dance with it and Eleanor having her hands on as well; just amazing!!!
What a stunning performance! Eleanor Powell is an amazing tap dancer! She was so strong and had unbelievable coordination. In addition to this, she had inner light and a quiet confidence in what she was doing.
Fred Astaire gave her credit for being a great solo dancer, but also said that as a partner "She danced like a man." I've seen her do some bends and twists that would cripple the average person.
Lasso dancing, as well as all the other talents she had? What next? She's the best dancer I've ever seen. Simply incredible grace and agility and artistry.
I can't say anything more except - this is amazing! I'm going to build a time machine and go back to the 1930s ready for films like this, anyone want to come along? Thank you Eleanor.
How incredibly difficult and exhausting that must have been! You were the Queen of the Dance during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Hail Queen, er, Cow Girl Eleanor!!👑👠
It was the only big number for which Powell personally coached the chorus from scratch. Several of the studio trainers and dance directors who usually handled the background artistes had said that the co-ordination required of the cowgirls in the climactic lassooing of the saddle was impossible. She also trained the cowboys, who were not pro dancers but rodeo performers. I suspect none of the support ever had to do anything as demanding again.
@@esmeephillips5888 Speaking of choreography, I know Eleanor Powell choreographed all of her solo numbers and co-created her duets with Fred Astaire in Broadway Melody of 1940. Do you know what input George Murphy had, if any, in the choreography of I’m Feeling Like a Million (BM38) and Between You and Me (BM40)? Or was there a dance director at MGM that she worked with to create those partnered dances, like Hermes Pan worked with Mr. Astaire? Thanks.
@@partycentralsales George Murphy like Robert Taylor was a good company guy, easy-going and without creative ambitions. He did not contribute to choreography but functioned as a Hollywood equivalent of the 'danseur noble' in ballet whose job is to display and support the prima ballerina, as the picture does the frame. He was stronger than Astaire, who could not even cart Ginger around in the air, despite her weighing less than Powell. Kelly could have handled Ellie but was scared of her. I think George Murphy could and should have done more in musicals, but he did not push for it. 'Broadway Rhythm', which was carved out of the wreckage of the Kelly-Powell project, gave him his best chance to stop being the perpetual hero's pal, and very endearing he is in it. But he was stuck with a non-hoofer leading lady, Mayer's girlfriend, and by midwar all the heavy competition was in Technicolor. Poor George, no wonder he turned to politics.
This is genuine talent. Nothing computer simulated about this! I'm 35 and am so grateful to have parents who were born during those years and passed on their love for that wonderful era to me.
+Nathan Jennings Agreed! This era movies are the BEST! Pretty much all I ever watch. Back when people where people and talent actually existed. I am 27 and can not get enough of the Greatest Generation Era! Those folks really had something.
And I thought people like us were few! I'm 29 and pretty much only watch movies from this era. Movies these days just aren't made of the same quality, and there aren't talents in the likes of Ellie, Fred, etc!
It always seemed that Eleanor Powell pushed herself to perform more and more difficult routines( my choice, the tapping while skipping rope routine in "Honolulu"). No matter how difficult, she made it look easy.
Sam Garrett, the oldest cowboy in this clip, taught Ellie the rope tricks over a period of 16 weeks. She was so good at it that he tried to convince her to leave Hollywood and join the rodeo circuit.
The JD Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell performances are the ones that are best known, but Bob always took the slow and schmaltzy first chorus. An upbeat number like this really shows what a all around truly great singer Mr. Eberly was!
She was the best.... a natural. I remember with just a bit of watching she was a good friend of Bill Bojangles Robinson from her early days. She did a tribute to him which, sadly, these days would be decried as racist. She was strong in her dancing. I love many from that era. but she is the best female. she could stand up to Astaire, even being just as relaxed as he was in style.
When she passes from girl to girl in the chorus, picking up a lariat and tossing it over the post, she throws in a full twirl between each without missing a beat. 'Difficult' was never tough enough for Miss Powell.
Just awesome! This is one of the best dance routines I've ever seen! Does anyone know what movie this is from? I saw Red Skelton standing and watching, so there must have been more than this dance scene filmed.--Found it! The film this dance came from was "I Dood It" released in 1943.
Great video. Tip for the uploader: when google asks to stabilise the image, do not press yes. It's designed for handheld mobile phone videos and not for film clips.
LYRICS: So long, Sarah Jane If some cowboy should invite you down the lane Take my faithful pony, Ben ‘cos I always taught him when To whoa, whoa, giddy up, whoa, Giddy up, giddy up, whoa So long, gal of mine If some old hand tries to hand you some new line Though my horse knows what to do I must still depend on you To whoa, whoa, giddy up, whoa, Giddy up, giddy up, whoa If they corner you in some corral And they rope you, I hope you Remember you’re my gal So long, Sarah Jane I must leave you with the prairie and the plain Don’t be stayin’ out too late And don’t open up that gate Till I giddy up, giddy up, giddy up Giddy up home (so long, Sarah Jane I must leave you with the prairie and the plain) Just be careful as can be And save all your love for me Till I giddy up, giddy up, giddy up Giddy up home
From 3:35 she collects six twirling ropes at speed, tapping between the chorines in a semi-circle while twirling and lassoing the saddle every time. How many takes did it need? But most performers outside the rodeo circuit could not do it at all, let alone while staying in time with the band and never missing a beat. This tops the skipping title number of 'Honolulu' and is perhaps the most spectacular demonstration of EP's co-ordination between mind, hands and feet. Her ability to riff on a rhythm is like Fred Astaire's. It infused all they did, including singing.
Powell said in an interview that they worked for six weeks on the number. She also said that there were cigar boxes full of money on set as the crew members took bets as to whether she would make it all the way through a take without making a mistake.
There’s no tap dancer like Eleanor Powell. Even Fred Astaire said she was just too good. I only wish she were in more films. She is legendary and an icon. Thank you so much for this treat.
she has the loveliest smile
This might be my favorite routine of hers. Just wonderful. 😊
Tanz mit Artistik. Grossartig. Damals waren die Menschen noch beweglich.
She was just the best when it came to tap.
She was the greatest
Totally Awesome Eleanor
Powell is among the GOAT dancers...Along with the Nicholas Bros. 🎉
'She's better than everybody'. (Fayard Nicholas).
Like rubbing your tummy and tapping your head at the same time X 100......and in rythm. Awsome!!!
Could watch Ellie all day 😊
The Wonderful Eleanor Powell !
She was her own choreographer!
Powell 1 of best ever joy 2 watch
Glad to have caught this one. Eleanor is amazing in many other dances but this goes to the point of impossible.
She had it all. Looks, smile, classy, and can Dance, The Nicholas brothers said she was the best, Fred, was jealous because she put down like a man.
Six pirouettes with barely a preparation! Unending chaine turns. So amazing.
Her PB was 21 pirouettes in a row. She said she was prouder of her spins than her fast taps. It went back to her years of ballet training. Nobody did 'spotting' with more assurance.
I love Eleanor Powell, I wish I had the chance to meet her, who knows maybe she's dancing in Heaven
The greatest dancer 100% more than Fred Astaire and all others - I have seen in my LIFETIME!
She and the Nicholas Bros were GOATs!!! 🎉
Eleanor had some awesome skills.
The dancing alone is amazing, but all that roping? Incredible!
Magic dancing lady.😃
This is one of the most amazing performances I've ever seen. Great legs too! Great athlete.
I am just floored by this routine!!! Rope work isn’t the easiest thing as it is but to incorporate the dance with it and Eleanor having her hands on as well; just amazing!!!
@@ObservingtheObvious She said that after so much rehearsing with the lariats, her right arm became much more muscly than her left.
Greatest legs God ever put on a woman.
Imagine the countless rehearsals needed prior to pulling this totally amazing routine off...
What a stunning performance! Eleanor Powell is an amazing tap dancer! She was so strong and had unbelievable coordination. In addition to this, she had inner light and a quiet confidence in what she was doing.
Fred Astaire gave her credit for being a great solo dancer, but also said that as a partner "She danced like a man." I've seen her do some bends and twists that would cripple the average person.
Very athletic!!! 🎉
@@leelarson107Astaire was a small man,btw. 😅
You have got to be kidding me! Beyond amazing
Is there anything she couldn’t do? Amazing, amazing woman.
Lasso dancing, as well as all the other talents she had? What next? She's the best dancer I've ever seen. Simply incredible grace and agility and artistry.
this is like slightly insane. not only her dancing but her lassooing at the end. i mean i had no idea. she is head and shoulders above fred astaire
Wow ! All while wearing high heel cowboy boots too. Let’s see gene Kelly try that
Beauty and talent beyond measure. There's nothing more to say is there.
She was awesomely amazingly talented!!
Beauty and talent beyond measure.
Super!!
She was really the funnest dancer out there. Never took herself serious while doing all this crazy stuff.
I can't say anything more except - this is amazing! I'm going to build a time machine and go back to the 1930s ready for films like this, anyone want to come along? Thank you Eleanor.
Very beautiful.i would like also to retourne in this time!
HEY!!! Wait for me.
Yes👍😄
@@marliesgocke8388 Bring lots of pencillan and nickles
@@alexnewman8173 : That sounds like a song!
I love watching Eleanor dance, she was awesome, totally unsung.
How incredibly difficult and exhausting that must have been! You were the Queen of the Dance during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Hail Queen, er, Cow Girl Eleanor!!👑👠
2:55 precision!
Fantastic bit of dancing, and is that really all one take? Four and a half minutes without a single mistake? Wow, just wow!
It was the only big number for which Powell personally coached the chorus from scratch. Several of the studio trainers and dance directors who usually handled the background artistes had said that the co-ordination required of the cowgirls in the climactic lassooing of the saddle was impossible. She also trained the cowboys, who were not pro dancers but rodeo performers. I suspect none of the support ever had to do anything as demanding again.
@@esmeephillips5888 Speaking of choreography, I know Eleanor Powell choreographed all of her solo numbers and co-created her duets with Fred Astaire in Broadway Melody of 1940. Do you know what input George Murphy had, if any, in the choreography of I’m Feeling Like a Million (BM38) and Between You and Me (BM40)? Or was there a dance director at MGM that she worked with to create those partnered dances, like Hermes Pan worked with Mr. Astaire? Thanks.
@@partycentralsales
George Murphy like Robert Taylor was a good company guy, easy-going and without creative ambitions. He did not contribute to choreography but functioned as a Hollywood equivalent of the 'danseur noble' in ballet whose job is to display and support the prima ballerina, as the picture does the frame.
He was stronger than Astaire, who could not even cart Ginger around in the air, despite her weighing less than Powell. Kelly could have handled Ellie but was scared of her.
I think George Murphy could and should have done more in musicals, but he did not push for it. 'Broadway Rhythm', which was carved out of the wreckage of the Kelly-Powell project, gave him his best chance to stop being the perpetual hero's pal, and very endearing he is in it. But he was stuck with a non-hoofer leading lady, Mayer's girlfriend, and by midwar all the heavy competition was in Technicolor. Poor George, no wonder he turned to politics.
That was amazing 🤩 😲🤩😲🤩😲
4:29 The cowboy who's swinging the giant lasso at the end - He must have been awful sore the next morning!
she is doing so many things at once all with precision-no competition
Dang it she is good.
people who are saying how fantastic the dance numbers in la la land were obviously never seen this woman or any other dancer from old Hollywood.
They say that 😂.
Holy. Shit. Damn good performance.
This is genuine talent. Nothing computer simulated about this! I'm 35 and am so grateful to have parents who were born during those years and passed on their love for that wonderful era to me.
+Nathan Jennings
Agreed! This era movies are the BEST! Pretty much all I ever watch. Back when people where people and talent actually existed. I am 27 and can not get enough of the Greatest Generation Era! Those folks really had something.
And I thought people like us were few! I'm 29 and pretty much only watch movies from this era. Movies these days just aren't made of the same quality, and there aren't talents in the likes of Ellie, Fred, etc!
There were no computers then in any case.
@@NorthStarMomTalent is still there. But you have to work to find it.
@@evangelinelHollywood back in those days was indeed factory like.
It always seemed that Eleanor Powell pushed herself to perform more and more difficult routines( my choice, the tapping while skipping rope routine in "Honolulu"). No matter how difficult, she made it look easy.
Good God... the coordination it must have taken to do most of that in one take with one camera!
Astonishing dance, athleticism, lasso expertise, presentation...what did I leave out?
Madness, how many tales on that shoot
She past away aged 69 with cancer far to young having given so much entertainment in the 1930's-40's
Amazing 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for posting!
CALAMITY ,,,POWELL,,,,,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sam Garrett, the oldest cowboy in this clip, taught Ellie the rope tricks over a period of 16 weeks. She was so good at it that he tried to convince her to leave Hollywood and join the rodeo circuit.
I can believe that. This video was pointed out to me by a pal who's pro trick roper, and she impressed him as well.
He wanted he all to himself ! Selfish bugger but I suppose I would have done the same given the chance, I been in love with her all my life.
Good God..roping!! Guess there wasn't much she couldn't do.
The JD Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell performances are the ones that are best known, but Bob always took the slow and schmaltzy first chorus. An upbeat number like this really shows what a all around truly great singer Mr. Eberly was!
And you can hear every word, clear as a bell.
I think she has Fred Astair beaten for "tricks" while dancing.
Now I know, how 'The West' was won!!!
She was the best.... a natural. I remember with just a bit of watching she was a good friend of Bill Bojangles Robinson from her early days. She did a tribute to him which, sadly, these days would be decried as racist. She was strong in her dancing. I love many from that era. but she is the best female. she could stand up to Astaire, even being just as relaxed as he was in style.
Well!!!! Absolutely unbelievable talent, how DID she do that? I defy any dancer to do this today!
Practice practice practice
@@Carlschwamberger1 During rehearsals she tripped and knocked herself out cold. Carried on while wearing a football helmet.
Simplesmente maravilhosa!!
Oh my gosh, what an athlete! Is there anything she couldn't do? All that lassoing the post with no edits.
When she passes from girl to girl in the chorus, picking up a lariat and tossing it over the post, she throws in a full twirl between each without missing a beat. 'Difficult' was never tough enough for Miss Powell.
einfach fantastisch - unglaubliche Leistung
Замечательное шоу. Лучшее в прошлом.
She was one talented sexy dame that's for sure!
Just awesome! This is one of the best dance routines I've ever seen! Does anyone know what movie this is from? I saw Red Skelton standing and watching, so there must have been more than this dance scene filmed.--Found it! The film this dance came from was "I Dood It" released in 1943.
"I Dood It" with Red Skelton. I think it was made in 1943.
@@vanessakettler9697k9
Eleanor powell no 1 better male or female
Great video. Tip for the uploader: when google asks to stabilise the image, do not press yes. It's designed for handheld mobile phone videos and not for film clips.
LYRICS:
So long, Sarah Jane
If some cowboy should invite you down the lane
Take my faithful pony, Ben
‘cos I always taught him when
To whoa, whoa, giddy up, whoa,
Giddy up, giddy up, whoa
So long, gal of mine
If some old hand tries to hand you some new line
Though my horse knows what to do
I must still depend on you
To whoa, whoa, giddy up, whoa,
Giddy up, giddy up, whoa
If they corner you in some corral
And they rope you,
I hope you
Remember you’re my gal
So long, Sarah Jane
I must leave you with the prairie and the plain
Don’t be stayin’ out too late
And don’t open up that gate
Till I giddy up, giddy up, giddy up
Giddy up home
(so long, Sarah Jane
I must leave you with the prairie and the plain)
Just be careful as can be
And save all your love for me
Till I giddy up, giddy up, giddy up
Giddy up home
She was superb! Too bad this was not filmed in color.
Amazing! how many takes did this take to get in the can. Anyone got the outtakes?
The lariats were fastened by metal clasps and weighed 55lb each.
This was written by the great Harry Warren.
No, Sammy Frain. Lyrics by Ralph Freed and Lew Brown.
@@esmeephillips5888 Yes, you are quite right. I have the sheet music, I should have looked before I fired!!!
Twirl the rope and tap dance at the same time. Is there any Eleanor Powell couldn't do?
From 3:35 she collects six twirling ropes at speed, tapping between the chorines in a semi-circle while twirling and lassoing the saddle every time. How many takes did it need? But most performers outside the rodeo circuit could not do it at all, let alone while staying in time with the band and never missing a beat.
This tops the skipping title number of 'Honolulu' and is perhaps the most spectacular demonstration of EP's co-ordination between mind, hands and feet. Her ability to riff on a rhythm is like Fred Astaire's. It infused all they did, including singing.
What can't this woman do ? Maybe she was a rotten cook .
iainr222 I doubt it she probably danced around the kitchen while making supper
When women could...
Poor Bob Eberle. There cannot be many items of men's apparel more ridiculous than chaps, especially when they are covered in dude-ranch decorations.
I would bet that number took some rehearsing.
Powell said in an interview that they worked for six weeks on the number. She also said that there were cigar boxes full of money on set as the crew members took bets as to whether she would make it all the way through a take without making a mistake.
1;06 PC alert pull this vid. abuse, domination, enslavement, kidnapping and jealously a no go.
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Today has no talent like this..don't like girls today tatoos all sorts...bring back the real lady..no tom boy shit...😅😊
Are you kidding me?
What does kidding mean?
In oooooooo