September 4, 1936 –
The George Stevens’ helmed the sixth Astaire and Rogers film, Swing Time, co-starring Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, Betty Furness, and Eric Blore, went into limited release in the US on this date.
Fred Astaire always insisted that his dance routines be filmed in one continuous camera shot, showing the dancer(s) from head to foot. However, in the Never Gonna Dance number, there is an obvious moment when Astaire and Rogers reach the tops of their respective winding staircases that the camera shot changes quickly to reflect the fact that the filming camera had to be brought upstairs to shoot the close-up finale of the dance number.
The Haus of Dcaligari 