Blue Skies

Released Oct 16, 1946

1h 44m

Musical

Romance

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8 Reviews

66%

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500+ Ratings

Aging New York radio star and former dance sensation Jed Potter (Fred Astaire) tells his life story on the air. It comes dramatized through a series of vignettes that recount a decades-long love triangle that started between a much younger Potter, his one-time Army buddy and show-business rival, Johnny Adams (Bing Crosby) and a spitfire showgirl and nightclub singer, Mary O'Hara (Joan Caulfield). Throughout, musical numbers featuring the songs of Irving Berlin punctuate the drama.

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Frank J. Avella

Edge Media Network

Perhaps a stronger director might have jazzed things up a bit, but if you take out the musical numbers featuring Astaire you are left with a confounding cinematic mess with Caulfield at the center, an actress who has very little charm...

Rated: C

Mar 28, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The films highlight -- by far -- is Astaire's performance of Puttin' on the Ritz."

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 26, 2022

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Jack Moffitt

Esquire Magazine

Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and Joan Caulfield are the inhabitants of this fictional vacuum, and do their best to blow into it a breath of life. Fortunately, their best is pretty good.

Oct 7, 2020

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

This Fred Astaire-Bing Crosby musical is plotless, but the performers are charming and the movie includes some of Irving Berling's best songs.

Rated: B-

Jan 9, 2011

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Astaire's dancing is just the best.

Rated: C+

Feb 18, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jul 14, 2005

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steve d

The script drags it all down.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

The best musical movie ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Bing & Fred at their best as usual. Always love Bing's singing and Fred's dancing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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s r

A film that takes on complex issues, but then breaks them off by singing a song or dancing. The latter two were enjoyable though! Some great classics were performed by two of the greats.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

OK musical not really my thing

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Bing Crosby has to be the safest, most boring and charisma-less major actor of his time. He just has no screen presence, especially next to Astaire. Such a "square," man. Pair him with Doris Day and you'd have the most boring, sexless, and least interesting screen couple in history.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Stuart Heisler

Director

Bing Crosby

Johnny Adams

Fred Astaire

Jed Potter

Joan Caulfield

Mary O'Hara

Billy De Wolfe

Tony

Olga San Juan

Nita Nova

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Synopsis

Aging New York radio star and former dance sensation Jed Potter (Fred Astaire) tells his life story on the air. It comes dramatized through a series of vignettes that recount a decades-long love triangle that started between a much younger Potter, his one-time Army buddy and show-business rival, Johnny Adams (Bing Crosby) and a spitfire showgirl and nightclub singer, Mary O'Hara (Joan Caulfield). Throughout, musical numbers featuring the songs of Irving Berlin punctuate the drama.

Director: Stuart Heisler
Screenwriter: Arthur Sheekman
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Musical, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 16, 1946, Original
Runtime: 1h 44m