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Dance, Girl, Dance( 1940)

TV-MADramaComedyRomance
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Heartbreak Behind Gayety of a Girly-Girl Show!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Maureen O'Hara

      Judy O'Brien

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      Louis Hayward

      Jimmy Harris

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      Lucille Ball

      Bubbles

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      Virginia Field

      Elinor Harris

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      Ralph Bellamy

      Steve Adams

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      Maria Ouspenskaya

      Madame Basilova

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      Mary Carlisle

      Sally

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      Katharine Alexander

      Miss Olmstead

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      Edward Brophy

      Dwarfie

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      Walter Abel

      Judge

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      Harold Huber

      Hoboken Gent

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      Ernest Truex

      Bailey #1

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      Chester Clute

      Bailey #2

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      Lorraine Krueger

      Dolly

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      Lola Jensen

      Daisy

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      Emma Dunn

      Mrs. Simpson

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      Sidney Blackmer

      Puss in Boots

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      Vivien Fay

      Ballerina

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      Ludwig Stössel

      Caesar

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      Ernö Verebes

      Fitch

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      Stanley Blystone

      Plainclothesman (uncredited)

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      Wade Boteler

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Buster Brodie

      Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

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      Ralph Brooks

      Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

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      Paul E. Burns

      Reporter Calling Elinor (uncredited)

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      Leo Cleary

      Court Clerk (uncredited)

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      Clyde Cook

      Claude (uncredited)

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      Ray Cooke

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Gino Corrado

      Gino (uncredited)

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      Kernan Cripps

      Night Court Bailiff (uncredited)

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      Jay Eaton

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Bess Flowers

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Paul Fung

      Chinese Waiter (uncredited)

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      Sam Harris

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Lew Harvey

      Reporter at Taxi (uncredited)

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      Lew Hicks

      Grumpy Man in Elevator (uncredited)

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      Donald Kerr

      Photographer in Hallway (uncredited)

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      Milton Kibbee

      Reporter at Taxi (uncredited)

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      Jeanne Lafayette

      Nanette (uncredited)

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      Mike Lally

      Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

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      Robert McKenzie

      Otto (uncredited)

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      Tony Merlo

      Headwaiter (uncredited)

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      Frank Mills

      Man Booing Judy (uncredited)

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      Bert Moorhouse

      Jimmy's Friend (uncredited)

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      Pat Moriarty

      Night Court Guard (uncredited)

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      Philip Morris

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Barry Norton

      Dissaproving Theatre Patron (uncredited)

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      William J. O'Brien

      Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

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      Robert Emmett O'Connor

      Plainclothesman (uncredited)

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      Jack O'Shea

      Patron of Palais Royale (uncredited)

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      Lee Phelps

      Plainclothesman (uncredited)

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      Paul Phillips

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Paul Renay

      Headwaiter (uncredited)

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      Dewey Robinson

      Palais Royale Manager (uncredited)

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      Ralph Sanford

      Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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      Ruth Seeley

      Dimples (uncredited)

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      Lee Shumway

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Bert Stevens

      Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

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      Harry Tenbrook

      Night Court Spectator (uncredited)

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      Harry Tyler

      Bailey Brothers' Barker (uncredited)

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      Lee 'Lasses' White

      Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)

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      Thelma Woodruff

      Mary (uncredited)

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      Marjorie Woodworth

      Jane (uncredited)

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    A review by talisencrw

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    Written by talisencrw on Tue 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 Maureen O'Hara or Lucille Ball enthusiast (holy, she was unbelievably a knockout in her early filmic days!) or are simply curious about the works of ear...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

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