Shall We Dance
(DVD) 

Based on the story: Watch your step / by Lee Loeb and Harold Buchman.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1937.

Also issued as part of the boxed set: Astaire & Rogers collection, volume 1.

Special features: Commentary by songwriter Hugh Martin & pianist Kevin Cole; "The music from 'Shall we dance'" featurette (c2005, 16 min.); "Sheik to sheik" musical short (c1936, 22 min.); "Toy Town Hall" cartoon (c1936, 6 min.).

Music by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin ; musical director, Nathaniel Shilkret ; photographed by David Abel ; special effects by Vernon Walker ; ballet staged by Hermes Pan and Harry Losee ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; recorded by Hugh McDowell, Jr. ; gowns by Irene ; set dressing, Darrell Silvera ; edited by William Hamilton.

Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Jerome Cowan, Ketti Gallian, William Brisbane, Ann Shoemaker, Harriet Hoctor.

A male ballet dancer and a female singer enter into a phony romance to generate publicity for their careers.

Petrov, a Russian ballet dancer, and Linda Keene, a musical comedy star, plan to marry and divorce to quell press rumors, but find they are falling in love despite the complicated circumstances.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition; Dolby digital mono.

In English; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.