Yes, Astaire and Kelly were brilliant, as they kept reminding us (especially the latter, Hollywood's most endearing egomaniac), but for my money, the athletic, hyper-masculine and criminally overlooked Gene Nelson could keep up with them - and then some. Just take a look and become a believer.
The film: "She’s Working Her Way Through College”(1952)
The director: Bruce Humberstone
The number: “Am I In Love?”
The composers: Harry Warren and Al Dubin
The choreographer: LeRoy Prinz
The singer-dancer: Gene Nelson
The cinematographer: Wilfred M. Cline
The editor: Clarence Kolster
The production designer: Charles H. Clarke
Wow! That's great fun. I've always heard that Nelson was first-rate, but this is the first work of his I've ever had a chance to see. Thanks for posting it.
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