---
title: 'A Damsel in Distress (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Stevens'
released: '1937-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-damsel-in-distress-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028757/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Damsel in Distress (1937)

1937 · 101 min · Comedy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

A Damsel in Distress is a 1937 American musical romantic comedy film directed by George Stevens and starring Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Joan Fontaine. Based on the 1919 novel by P. G. Wodehouse, it has music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-stevens)
- **Screenplay:** [P. G. Wodehouse](https://cinepixo.com/people/p-g-wodehouse), [S.K. Lauren](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-k-lauren), [Ernest Pagano](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-pagano)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Gershwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-gershwin), [Victor Baravalle](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-baravalle)
- **Producer:** [Pandro S. Berman](https://cinepixo.com/people/pandro-s-berman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph H. August](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-h-august)
- **Editor:** [Henry Berman](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-berman)

## Cast

- [Fred Astaire](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-astaire)
- [George Burns](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-burns)
- [Ray Noble](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-noble)
- [Gracie Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/gracie-allen)
- [Charles Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bennett-2)
- [Reginald Gardiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-gardiner)
- [Montagu Love](https://cinepixo.com/people/montagu-love)
- [Constance Collier](https://cinepixo.com/people/constance-collier)
- [Joan Fontaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-fontaine)
- [Jack Carson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-carson)
- [Harry Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-watson)
- [Cleo Ridgely](https://cinepixo.com/people/cleo-ridgely)

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