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Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)

64% User Rating
1h 30min
Drama
Comedy
Romance

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

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.

Dorothy ArznerDirector

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Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Judy O'Brien

Louis Hayward

Louis Hayward

Jimmy Harris

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Bubbles

Virginia Field

Virginia Field

Elinor Harris

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Steve Adams

Maria Ouspenskaya

Maria Ouspenskaya

Madame Basilova

Mary Carlisle

Mary Carlisle

Sally

Katharine Alexander

Katharine Alexander

Miss Olmstead

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Dwarfie

Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Judge

Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Hoboken Gent

Ernest Truex

Ernest Truex

Bailey #1

Chester Clute

Chester Clute

Bailey #2

Lorraine Krueger

Lorraine Krueger

Dolly

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Lola Jensen

Daisy

Emma Dunn

Emma Dunn

Mrs. Simpson

Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Puss in Boots

Vivien Fay

Vivien Fay

Ballerina

Ludwig Stössel

Ludwig Stössel

Caesar

Ernö Verebes

Ernö Verebes

Fitch

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Policeman (uncredited)

Buster Brodie

Buster Brodie

Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

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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)

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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)

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Paul Fung

Chinese Waiter (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Lew Harvey

Lew Harvey

Reporter at Taxi (uncredited)

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Lew Hicks

Grumpy Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Photographer in Hallway (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

Reporter at Taxi (uncredited)

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Jeanne Lafayette

Nanette (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Mike Lally

Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie

Robert McKenzie

Otto (uncredited)

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Tony Merlo

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Frank Mills

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)

Barry Norton

Barry Norton

Dissaproving Theatre Patron (uncredited)

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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)

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Paul Phillips

Reporter (uncredited)

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Paul Renay

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

Palais Royale Manager (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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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)

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Thelma Woodruff

Mary (uncredited)

Marjorie Woodworth

Marjorie Woodworth

Jane (uncredited)

Reviews (1)

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Rating 80%

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 early female and/or lesbian directors. Arzner--at least in the two films I have seen from her thus far--showed she truly deserved to be successful in the industry.

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