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Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)

August 30, 1940 (US) Drama, Comedy, Romance • 90m

Overview

Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.

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Louis Hayward
Louis Hayward

Jimmy Harris

Virginia Field
Virginia Field

Elinor Harris

Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy

Steve Adams

Maria Ouspenskaya
Maria Ouspenskaya

Madame Basilova

Harold Huber
Harold Huber

Hoboken Gent

Emma Dunn
Emma Dunn

Mrs. Simpson

Sidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer

Puss in Boots

Vivien Fay
Vivien Fay

Ballerina

Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler

Policeman (uncredited)

Buster Brodie
Buster Brodie

Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks
Ralph Brooks

Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

Paul E. Burns
Paul E. Burns

Reporter Calling Elinor (uncredited)

Leo Cleary
Leo Cleary

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Clyde Cook
Clyde Cook

Claude (uncredited)

Ray Cooke
Ray Cooke

Reporter (uncredited)

Gino Corrado
Gino Corrado

Gino (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps
Kernan Cripps

Night Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Jay Eaton
Jay Eaton

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Paul Fung
Paul Fung

Chinese Waiter (uncredited)

Sam Harris
Sam Harris

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Lew Harvey
Lew Harvey

Reporter at Taxi (uncredited)

Lew Hicks
Lew Hicks

Grumpy Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr

Photographer in Hallway (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee

Reporter at Taxi (uncredited)

Jeanne Lafayette
Jeanne Lafayette

Nanette (uncredited)

Mike Lally
Mike Lally

Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie
Robert McKenzie

Otto (uncredited)

Tony Merlo
Tony Merlo

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Frank Mills
Frank Mills

Man Booing Judy (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse

Jimmy's Friend (uncredited)

Pat Moriarty
Pat Moriarty

Night Court Guard (uncredited)

Philip Morris
Philip Morris

Policeman (uncredited)

Barry Norton
Barry Norton

Dissaproving Theatre Patron (uncredited)

William J. O'Brien
William J. O'Brien

Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

Robert Emmett O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'Connor

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Jack O'Shea
Jack O'Shea

Patron of Palais Royale (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Paul Phillips
Paul Phillips

Reporter (uncredited)

Paul Renay
Paul Renay

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson
Dewey Robinson

Palais Royale Manager (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford
Ralph Sanford

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Ruth Seeley
Ruth Seeley

Dimples (uncredited)

Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway

Policeman (uncredited)

Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Harry Tenbrook
Harry Tenbrook

Night Court Spectator (uncredited)

Harry Tyler
Harry Tyler

Bailey Brothers' Barker (uncredited)

Lee 'Lasses' White
Lee 'Lasses' White

Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)

Thelma Woodruff
Thelma Woodruff

Mary (uncredited)

Marjorie Woodworth
Marjorie Woodworth

Jane (uncredited)

Crew
Russell Metty
Russell Metty

Director of Photography

Frank Davis
Frank Davis

Screenplay

Mel Berns
Mel Berns

Makeup Artist

Darrell Silvera
Darrell Silvera

Set Decoration

Edward Stevenson
Edward Stevenson

Costume Design

Harry E. Edington
Harry E. Edington

Executive Producer

Edward Ward
Edward Ward

Music Director

Ernst Matray
Ernst Matray

Choreographer

Alfred Herman
Alfred Herman

Art Direction

Vernon L. Walker
Vernon L. Walker

Special Effects

Hugh McDowell Jr.
Hugh McDowell Jr.

Sound Recordist

James H. Anderson
James H. Anderson

Assistant Director

Joseph H. August
Joseph H. August

Director of Photography

Marion Morgan
Marion Morgan

Choreographer

Wally Heglin
Wally Heglin

Orchestrator

Gene Rose
Gene Rose

Orchestrator



Reviews

talisencrw

⭐ 8/10

May 17, 2016

A really fun film that I found in my Maureen O'Hara TCM 4-pack that I highly recommend if you enjoy films from that era. I like the two films I've seen so far from Arzner, who was one of the earliest and most successful of female directors and I believe the first openly lesbian one--the other work I've seen of hers is the great pre-Code look at alcoholism, 'Merrily We Go to Hell'.

This is great if you either like musicals from the era, are a M… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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