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They’re not footballs, but Donald O’Connor falls through the side of a gazebo while using these objects in the musical I Love Melvin. A crowd gathers around a man using these objects in the street in a film that also features the boxing-themed Cyd (“sid”) Charisse number “Baby You Knock Me Out.” While hiding out from reporters in Central Park, two dancers wearing these objects compare pronunciations of (*) “oysters” (10[1])and “ersters.” (-5[1])Iconic sequences that use these objects include Gene Kelly’s “I Like Myself” from It’s Always Fair Weather and “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” from the Fred and Ginger movie Shall We Dance. For 10 points, the later Gene Kelly flop Xanadu also makes liberal (-5[1])use of what footwear popular in disco era rinks? ■END■ (10[2])

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