‘Perfect Strangers’ From 1950: Duty and Truth
Commentary
When you hear the name Ginger Rogers, what comes to your mind? This classic movie star is best remembered for the nine musicals she made with her dancing partner Fred Astaire, starting in 1933. However, by the late 1930s, they had made eight musical comedies together, and Rogers was tired of being primarily associated with her hoofer co-star. Determined to prove her worth as a dramatic actress, she branched out on her own in non-musical films after their eighth pairing.
Lobby card for the American musical film “Carefree” (1938). (Public Domain)
Ginger proved she could be a serious actress once and for all when she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as the title role in “Kitty Foyle” (1940). However, that was just one of the dynamic performances she gave in the 1940s and 50s. Ten years later, she made a second film with her “Kitty Foyle” co-star Dennis Morgan. This movie is called “Perfect Strangers” (1950)….