1. In this clip, Fred and Ginger are both wearing suits and seem to mimic each other's moves. Fred tries to use the typical methods to woo her, but she does not fall for his tricks or lines. Instead of looking at him with admiration, she glances at him skeptically, looking him up and down with an expression of mistrust/annoyance. During their dance-off, Ginger proves that she can do anything Fred can do.
2. In the other Depression era musicals we have discussed this week, gender roles/portrayals have been fairly traditional. Males were portrayed as the confident, dominant sex, while fem