Today, my father and I watched most of Blue Skies with Bing and Fred.

I gotta say. Not an amazing movie.

The song choices didn’t make much sense. The storyline was odd. They had a baby that no one ever talks about again! (But the kid was played by the same one that was Zuzu in “It’s a Wonderful Life”, so that was awesome.)

The ending was the weirdest part of all. It ended really abruptly, with no warning, no denouement.

What’s interesting about this movie is that it was supposed to be Fred Astaire’s last movie. But, then he was needed for “Easter Parade” so he came back. Also, Joan Claufield, who plays the love interest for both Bing and Fred named Mary, actually was in love with Bing in real life. He was married and she ended up having a nervous breakdown and stopped acting. Weird soup.

We sang the title song in my jazz choir at school, so it was weird to hear Old Man Crosby sing it. But still. He’s got some lungs. and Fred makes that dancing look so…easy. Damn you Fred!