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Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)

"Heartbreak Behind Gayety of a Girly-Girl Show!"

6.4/10 1h 30m Aug 30, 1940
Drama Comedy Romance

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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Movie Details

Original Title Dance, Girl, Dance
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Maureen O'Hara
Maureen O'Hara
Judy O'Brien
Popularity: 1.4
Louis Hayward
Louis Hayward
Jimmy Harris
Popularity: 0.8
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
Bubbles
Popularity: 0.8
Virginia Field
Virginia Field
Elinor Harris
Popularity: 0.5
Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy
Steve Adams
Popularity: 3.0
Maria Ouspenskaya
Maria Ouspenskaya
Madame Basilova
Popularity: 0.5
Mary Carlisle
Mary Carlisle
Sally
Popularity: 0.4
Katharine Alexander
Katharine Alexander
Miss Olmstead
Popularity: 0.4
Edward Brophy
Edward Brophy
Dwarfie
Popularity: 0.5
Walter Abel
Walter Abel
Judge
Popularity: 5.0
Harold Huber
Harold Huber
Hoboken Gent
Popularity: 1.0
Ernest Truex
Ernest Truex
Bailey #1
Popularity: 6.3

Key Crew

Director Dorothy Arzner
Screenplay Frank Davis, Tess Slesinger
Producer Erich Pommer
Editor Robert Wise
Executive Producer Harry E. Edington

Production

RKO Radio Pictures
US

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Keywords

dancing dancer romantic rivalry female friendship playboy car accident seductress dance company woman director ballerina ex spouses hula dancer burlesque show impresario

Reviews from TMDB

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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date August 30, 1940
Runtime 1h 30m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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