Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)

Heartbreak Behind Gayety of a Girly-Girl Show!

  • Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1940-08-30
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 69 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 30min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Dorothy Arzner
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From 69 Ratings

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Summary

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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  • Maureen O'Hara

    as Judy O'Brien

  • Louis Hayward

    as Jimmy Harris

  • Lucille Ball

    as Bubbles

  • Virginia Field

    as Elinor Harris

  • Ralph Bellamy

    as Steve Adams

  • Maria Ouspenskaya

    as Madame Basilova

  • Mary Carlisle

    as Sally

  • Katharine Alexander

    as Miss Olmstead

  • Edward Brophy

    as Dwarfie

  • Walter Abel

    as Judge

  • Harold Huber

    as Hoboken Gent

  • Ernest Truex

    as Bailey #1

  • Chester Clute

    as Bailey #2

  • Lorraine Krueger

    as Dolly

  • Lola Jensen

    as Daisy

  • Emma Dunn

    as Mrs. Simpson

  • Sidney Blackmer

    as Puss in Boots

  • Vivien Fay

    as Ballerina

  • Ludwig Stössel

    as Caesar

  • Ernö Verebes

    as Fitch

  • Stanley Blystone

    as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

  • Wade Boteler

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Buster Brodie

    as Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

  • Ralph Brooks

    as Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

  • Paul E. Burns

    as Reporter Calling Elinor (uncredited)

  • Leo Cleary

    as Court Clerk (uncredited)

  • Clyde Cook

    as Claude (uncredited)

  • Ray Cooke

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Gino Corrado

    as Gino (uncredited)

  • Kernan Cripps

    as Night Court Bailiff (uncredited)

  • Jay Eaton

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Bess Flowers

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Paul Fung

    as Chinese Waiter (uncredited)

  • Sam Harris

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Lew Harvey

    as Reporter at Taxi (uncredited)

  • Lew Hicks

    as Grumpy Man in Elevator (uncredited)

  • Donald Kerr

    as Photographer in Hallway (uncredited)

  • Milton Kibbee

    as Reporter at Taxi (uncredited)

  • Jeanne Lafayette

    as Nanette (uncredited)

  • Mike Lally

    as Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

  • Robert McKenzie

    as Otto (uncredited)

  • Tony Merlo

    as Headwaiter (uncredited)

  • Frank Mills

    as Man Booing Judy (uncredited)

  • Bert Moorhouse

    as Jimmy's Friend (uncredited)

  • Pat Moriarty

    as Night Court Guard (uncredited)

  • Philip Morris

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Barry Norton

    as Dissaproving Theatre Patron (uncredited)

  • William J. O'Brien

    as Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)

  • Robert Emmett O'Connor

    as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

  • Jack O'Shea

    as Patron of Palais Royale (uncredited)

  • Lee Phelps

    as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

  • Paul Phillips

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Paul Renay

    as Headwaiter (uncredited)

  • Dewey Robinson

    as Palais Royale Manager (uncredited)

  • Ralph Sanford

    as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Ruth Seeley

    as Dimples (uncredited)

  • Lee Shumway

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Bert Stevens

    as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

  • Harry Tenbrook

    as Night Court Spectator (uncredited)

  • Harry Tyler

    as Bailey Brothers' Barker (uncredited)

  • Lee 'Lasses' White

    as Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager (uncredited)

  • Thelma Woodruff

    as Mary (uncredited)

  • Marjorie Woodworth

    as Jane (uncredited)
Writing Frank Davis Screenplay
Production Erich Pommer Producer
Directing Dorothy Arzner Director
Writing Tess Slesinger Screenplay
Camera Russell Metty Director of Photography
Writing Vicki Baum Story
Costume & Make-Up Mel Berns Makeup Artist
Art Darrell Silvera Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Edward Stevenson Costume Design
Editing Robert Wise Editor
Art Van Nest Polglase Art Direction
Production Harry E. Edington Executive Producer
Sound Edward Ward Music Director
Crew Ernst Matray Choreographer
Sound Edward Ward Songs
Sound Chester Forrest Songs
Sound Robert Wright Songs
Art Alfred Herman Art Direction
Crew Vernon L. Walker Special Effects
Sound Hugh McDowell Jr. Sound Recordist
Directing James H. Anderson Assistant Director
Camera Joseph H. August Director of Photography
Crew Marion Morgan Choreographer
Sound Wally Heglin Orchestrator
Sound Gene Rose Orchestrator

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