The Sky's the Limit (1943) DVD

One of Fred Astaire's least known, but double Oscar nominated, dance movies features Fred performing his legendary breaking glass dance routine. Fred Atwell (Fred Astaire) is a decorated Air Force pilot, home on leave and expected to act as a cardboard hero for a morale-boosting tour of his Flying Tiger squadron. Bored by the whole affair however, Fred takes off his uniform and goes incognito in New York for a few days, bumping into Joan Mannion (Joan Leslie), a bright-eyed photographer who sings and dances. Determined to win over the girl for what he is, and not his reputation, Fred allows Joan to think he's a waster who doesn't want to serve his country. Naturally, Joan wants nothing to do with this shirker, but then she sees him dance…