Indeed the awesome search for " The Big W"!!!! remains a best totally classic comedy even today 2024!!! A 1960s comedy talents never will be equaled, the cast, director. locations & situations they fell into are brilliant comedy, period!!! Everyone must see this movie, repeatedly!!!
Loved her dancing with Dick Shawn in the classic Mad, Mad, Mad World. The deadpan face she held was a classic. Great legs as well. Do yourselves a favour and RU-vid the clip.
From the start, a terrible interview by the interviewers, with only the grace of a beautiful, competent and well spoken star to save it. Ms Barrie if I was there I would NOT have ignored your talent and achievements. We all know and appreciate the work that Fred did, but he was not sitting there in front of them. A missed opportunity, such a shame!
Ms. Chase mentions "class". She exudes every letter. She is both insightful and intelligent. She gives us a peek, into a far better time. Thanks for sharing.
I think she is one of the most beautiful dancers. And it's not just her dancing. Her personality comes to the forefront when she dances and there is such a sweet shy quality about her. I never tire of watching her..
I was watching an episode of the old cowboy show ,Bonanza and i saw this beautiful energetic female dancer in a saloon, Wow!! i thought. So i waited till they put the credits up to see who she was , Barrie Chase , she is Unbelievable!!!!!! 😲 she moves so effortlessly across a room and over tables and open spaces, she is Awesome!. I had never heard of you up till now, but i will never forget now.😍😍 I've seen No modern day dancer can out dance the Lady. ❤❤ She is Truly one of a Kind. 😁
My sister and I have many times said "mutual I'm sure" over the years and we howl with laughter! So much character in one line! Her dancing is amazing and quite the career. So many years of uncredited work, glad she went on to credited roles.
I absolutely love watching Barrie dance, in fact I have to force myself to pay attention to the wonderful Fred. I was a dancer but not of her ilk - still, watching such clean, energetic movement as hers is beguiling and if I allowed myself, I'd be very very envious. She's still lovely and chic. Thanks for posting this
She was primarily a ballet dancer who took up stage work. Fred learned classical ballet but I guess you could call him something like....interpretive...a mixture of the lot. Does that make sense?
Everybody was young once, everybody had good looks once and she was blessed with fabulous legs and a beautiful face. You shouldn't be counting her years like that. For an 83 year old, she's brilliant. How many of those do you know who are sitting in nursing homes now? This was filmed a while ago, I suspect.
This lady is worthy of her own show. Grace and style. No dullard in her make up and talking of make up why not look presentable at any age? She looks classy and dignified, unlike some of the comments on here...
Barrie Chase is a National treasure! At 83, she looks about 63, although there may have been some cosmetic enhancement, it appears to me minimal. She has kept those great legs and a dancer's body. Magnificent work with Astaire for the time capsule.
I would not call neither "minimal " nor "enhancement". Pretty sad that people identify themselves so much with their skin and the lenght of their legs. But hey, she was a beautiful person and surely difficult to let lose of that. Nevertheless. Great dancer.
You can just see it in the interview that she's a bright and intelligent lady.... no wonder she got selected to work with Fred. Would have been interesting to see an interview like this in 1958
Fred said that during their last telecast, they had to arrange certain movements so Barrie was shielding Fred, who could no longer complete all the dance movements....that's when he knew it was time to quit. He was modest and a gentleman, at all times....Gene Kelley's super respect for him embarrassed Fred...on What's My Line a blindfolded panelist, trying to figure out the mystery guest's identity, felt she was closing in. She was thrown off when she asked him 'Do you consider yourself a singer?' Astaire replied, "No." Afterwards, she told him she thought he was a wonderful singer. He gracefully (what else?) disagreed....
White Christmas lives on and on. So does Singing in the Rain. They were wonderful movies! Fred Astaire encouraged Debbie Reynolds as she cried under a piano thinking she could never learn her dance steps with Donald O'Connor and Gene Kelly. Fred was a kind man.
Wow, this is amazing and great to see Barrie is still active. But arrg way too short interview. Take a look at Barrie's credits, she was in ***all*** the great musicals. And Barrie also got training from Jack Cole. If you can get through his regiment you can go anywhere in dancing from what she said in a presentation few years ago in Palm Springs. She also played the belly dancer who appears as hallucination in the movie "Flight of the Phoenix." Just a few minutes Barrie did the dance on hot desert sand which had to first be cooled with water to avoid burning her feet.
Why have I never heard of Barrie Chase! She's a beautiful dancer - and look at her now! 83? Really? Wow - those legs and her clothes. I should look so good at 83...
Можно только пожелать этой потрясающей леди доброго здоровья и долгих лет! Видел её только в одном фильме "Этот безумный...", но в памяти осталась навсегда.
@@kalebbrown5916 I work for the number one tv network in the US. Yes they have to cut off people from time to time but they could have bought a few seconds. It’s done.
What beautiful legs...even at 83! She should show them off and make us all envious with a push to get up and take better care of ourselves at every age....and dance(?).
Barrie Chase was the smoothest partner Astaire had next to his sister, Adele, with only ballet experience and a cute figure.. She had a bit part in some '50s and 60's movies like "Cape Fear," with Gregory Peck and the menacing Robert Mitchum, with some unknowns Martin Balsam, Telly Savalas. Barrie appeared in NBC specials with Astaire from '57-'68. You must see them to see how she moves without looking at her feet, and she makes Astaire look years younger. Even though the dances with Fred in that series were of shorter duration, the timing and sync were incredible to behold.
"Yeah, no, yeah-yeah-yeah no, no-yeah..." (?) She has great dancer legs for an 83-year-old, but that outfit is ridiculously unflattering. Barrie was terrific in Cape Fear (1962).
Ms. Chase was also pretty funny in a bit part in the Christmas classic WHITE CHRISTMAS . She and the WC star Vera Ellen had one thing in common . They both danced at different times with the one and only Fred Astaire !
What a talented woman! It is a shame she and others do that damn plastic surgery and tend to look like they belong in the House of Wax museum. She sure could dance! Thanks for the video.
Bodywise, stylewise, beautywise Barrie was the second coming of Rita Hayworth. It's no wonder that she and Fred looked like they had been dance partners for decades.
The first thing I knew her for was the girlfriend of the crazy Sylvester in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. They were at home when Sylvester's Mother called for his help.
My mom agreed to name me Barrie, after my father's brother Barry, because my dad reminded her there was a beautiful dancer named Barrie Chase at the time. I've only met one other female named Barrie...and I can't dance.
I agree the interview was cut short. She was barely able to finish her sentence and they had to let her go. Oh, so I don’t. I didn’t hear her mention anything about how it was being married to Fred Astaire. What kind of a person was he decides the dancer aspect we know he’s a brilliant dancer. He felt his music he was Great artist, we all know that aspect of Fred Astaire, but how was Fred Astaire is a friend as as a husband as a person that is what I was interested in learning
I remember her as Wallace Shawn’s silent dancing girlfriend in the movie “It’s a Mad Mad World” I believe that’s correct. She was a brunette to make a Bishop kick a hole in a stained glass window.
I think really for a 10-15+ year period they were in love but not destined to marry. A major factor was his age. Of course, their TV dance numbers were wonderful.
04:02 The scene to which Barrie refers in White Christmas where she plays Doris Lenz and says "Mutual, I'm sure": ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4KyaQERvhmY.html
Wait! "White Christmas" was with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye - there's no Fred is that. She couldn't have been in "Holiday Inn" with Bing and Fred because that was 1942.
I must say that they definitely cut Barrie off in this interview right in the middle of a fine speech about the term "class." The cut-off was awkward and rude. Probably the Director's fault. 👎
What a jolt of an ending ! Thanks !! Bye bye ! They could have given HER a little credit ! She was arguably up there with Ginger as a great dance partner , and they totally paid her no tribute whatsoever . If it’s worth anything at all , I found myself watching Barrie far more than Fred during most of their numbers !
Although Barrie is still very fit, beautiful, and with fantastic legs, they are much too old to have them exposed up to her hips. The skin and muscles of legs that old cannot avoid wrinkling seen with that skimpy dress.
The 30+ age gap between Fred and Barrie was quite apparent in the film clip. Distracts from it being a romantic dance.... I notice that the hosts had to announce that the clip was provided by Mrs. Fred Astaire. When there was a special award given to Ginger Rogers, 'Mrs. Fred Astaire' would not allow them to use any of the clips unless they paid her a hefty sum, which they passed on.
03:04 Never say never because Astaire did indeed dance again and on a very large stage: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Opqm1q85nfY.html
