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Dance, Girl, Dance

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

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NR 1940 · 1h 30m
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring Maureen O'Hara · Louis Hayward · Lucille Ball
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About

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.

Theatrical
Aug 30, 1940
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 19, 2007
Director
Dorothy Arzner
Writers
Vicki Baum, Frank Davis, Tess Slesinger
Producers
Erich Pommer, Harry E. Edington
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Keywords
dancing dancer romantic rivalry female friendship playboy car accident seductress dance company woman director ballerina ex spouses
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Cast

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M
Maureen O'Hara
Judy
L
Louis Hayward
Jimmy Harris
L
Lucille Ball
Bubbles
V
Virginia Field
Elinor Harris
R
Ralph Bellamy
Steve Adams
M
Maria Ouspenskaya
Madame Basilova
M
Mary Carlisle
Sally
K
Katharine Alexander
Miss Olmstead
E
Edward Brophy
Dwarfie
W
Walter Abel
Judge
H
Harold Huber
Hoboken Gent
E
Ernest Truex
Bailey #1
C
Chester Clute
Bailey #2
L
Lorraine Krueger
Dolly
L
Lola Jensen
Daisy
E
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Simpson
S
Sidney Blackmer
Puss in Boots
V
Vivien Fay
Ballerina
L
Ludwig Stössel
Caesar
E
Ernö Verebes
Fitch

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