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The Sky's The Limit is a 1943 romantic musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The film was directed by Edward H. Griffith, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Astaire plays a Flying Tiger pilot on leave.
The Sky's the Limit: Directed by Edward H. Griffith. With Fred Astaire, Joan Leslie, Robert Benchley, Robert Ryan. Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days off.
Sky's The Limit, The (1943) -- (Movie Clip) One For My Baby Bummed out pilot Fred Astaire introduces the Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer original that became a Frank Sinatra standard, with lots of real broken glass, which caused some fuss at the time due to wartime shortages, and medics were standing by off camera, in The Sky’s The Limit, 1943.
Overview. Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, pursuing her in the guise of a carefree drifter. Edward H. Griffith.
In this musical comedy, World War II is raging and Fred Atwell (Fred Astaire), a heroic pilot, is scheduled to embark on a nationwide publicity tour.
- Musical, Comedy
Directed by Edward H. Griffith The Sky's the Limit is the 1943 romantic musical comedy starring Fred Astaire with Joan Leslie (Foreign Correspondent). The story is of war pilot Fred Atwell who uses his leave period to pursue ambitious newspaper photographer Joan Manion.
Synopsis. Upon completing another successful mission, Flying Tigers Fred Atwell, Richard Merlin and Reginald Fenton are given a hero's welcome and a ten-day leave.
