A Damsel in Distress (1937 film)

A Damsel in Distress
A Damsel in Distress film poster
Directed by	George Stevens
Screenplay by	P. G. Wodehouse Ernest Pagano S. K. Lauren
Based on	A Damsel in Distress 1919 novel by P. G. Wodehouse 1928 play by Wodehouse and Ian Hay
Produced by	Pandro S. Berman
Starring	Fred Astaire George Burns Gracie Allen Joan Fontaine
Cinematography	Joseph H. August
Edited by	Henry Berman
Music by	George Gershwin (songs) Victor Baravalle
Production company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	November 19, 1937 (1937-11-19)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,035,000[1]
Box office	$1,465,000[1]

A Damsel in Distress is a 1937 American English-themed Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen and Joan Fontaine. Loosely based upon P.G. Wodehouse's 1919 novel of the same name and the 1928 stage play written by Wodehouse and Ian Hay, it has music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin. The film was directed by George Stevens, who had also directed Astaire in Swing Time (1936).