Damsel in Distress, A "Animation" blackmail an old friend and

blackmail an old friend and betray the woman who loves him (Gardner)

happily married and successful

With Brent's uncomplicated masculinity acting as an ideal foil for Francis' sophisticated charm

particularly through his interactions with his wife and their daughter

After they move into her family's Victorian mansion

Damsel in Distress, A "Animation" blackmail an old friend andFred Astaire sails across the pond to meet damsel in distress Joan Fontaine and delightful (if unlikely) dance partners George Burns and Gracie Allen in a musical co scripted by master wit P. G. Wodehouse and directed by George Stevens (Swing Time). The helium light story concerns servants running a betting pool on the marriage prospects of a fetching aristocrat (guess who wins her hand). The elegant George and Ira Gershwin score includes two