Dance, Girl, Dance
Heartbreak Behind Gayety of a Girly-Girl Show!
1940 · 1h 30m · Approved
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Dorothy Arzner
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Dance, Girl, Dance
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.
Director and cast
- Dorothy Arzner Director
- Maureen O'Hara as Judy
- 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
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