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I'm afraid I've been awfully rude
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Tony Hunter:

Oh, I'm afraid I've been awfully rude, I haven't told you how wonderful you were tonight. Gabrielle Gerard:
Oh, thank you, I'm a great admirer of yours too. Tony Hunter:
Oh, I didn't think you'd ever even heard of me. Gabrielle Gerard:
Heard of you? I used to see all your pictures when I was a little girl. And I'm still a fan, I recently went to see a revival of them at the museum. Tony Hunter:
[offended]
Museum? 'Step right this way, ladies and gentlemen, Egyptian mummies, extinct reptiles, and Tony Hunter, the grand old man of the dance!" Gabrielle Gerard:
Oh I-I didn't mean... Tony Hunter:
Young lady, I want you to know I can still thread a needle without my eyeglasses and still occasionally do a soft-shoe shuffle! Nothing balletic, of course. Gabrielle Gerard:
You're not a ballet devotee, are you? Tony Hunter:
Oh, yes! I was going to the ballet before you were born. I saw Pavlova, Carsanova, all the real ballet greats. You don't see dancing like that nowadays. Oh, I'm terribly sorry. Gabrielle Gerard:
Oh, that's all right! I don't expect you to class me with Pavlova. In fact, if she were around, I doubt if She'd be good enough to dance with you. You'd probably insist on an audition first! Tony Hunter:
I sure would, I'd audition my own grandmother. Gabrielle Gerard:
Then why don't you audition mine? She'd be just about right for you! Oh, I'm terribly sorry. Tony Hunter:
Oh, no you're not. Gabrielle Gerard:
No I'm not! Tony Hunter:
Neither am I! Gabrielle Gerard:
Good!

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I'm afraid I've been awfully rude
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I haven't told you how wonderful you were tonight
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Thank you I'm a great admirer of yours too
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I didn't think you'd ever even heard of me Heard of you
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I used to see all your pictures when I was a little girl
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I'm still a fan I recently went to see a revival of them at the museum
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Museum
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Step right this way ladies and gentlemen
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Egyptian mummies extinct reptiles
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and Tony Hunter the grand old man of the dance
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I didn't mean
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I want you to know that I can still thread a needle without my eyeglasses
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and still occasionally do a soft shoe shuffle
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Nothing balletic of course
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You're not a ballet devotee are you
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Yes I was going to the ballet before you were born
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I saw Pavlova Karsavina all the real ballet greats
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You don't see dancing like that nowadays I'm sorry
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That's okay I don't expect you to class me with Pavlova
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In fact if she were around
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I doubt if she'd be good enough to dance with you
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You'd probably insist on an audition first
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I sure would I'd audition my own grandmother
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Then why don't you audition mine She'd be just about right for you
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I'm terribly sorry No you're not
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No I'm not Neither am I
Duration
67 seconds
Views
441
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:06
Uploaded
Nov 18, 2022
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Movie Summary

A pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition.

Actors

Fred Astaire
Tony Hunter
Cyd Charisse
Gabrielle Gerard
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner