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…
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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
Judy
Louis Hayward
Jimmy Harris
Lucille Ball
Bubbles
Virginia Field
Elinor Harris
Ralph Bellamy
Steve Adams
Maria Ouspenskaya
Madame Basilova
Mary Carlisle
Sally
Katharine Alexander
Miss Olmstead
Edward Brophy
Dwarfie
Walter Abel
Judge
Harold Huber
Hoboken Gent
Ernest Truex
Bailey #1
Chester Clute
Bailey #2
Lorraine Krueger
Dolly
Lola Jensen
Daisy
Emma Dunn
Mrs. Simpson
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What is Dance, Girl, Dance 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…
When was Dance, Girl, Dance released?
Dance, Girl, Dance was released in 1940.
What genres does Dance, Girl, Dance belong to?
Dance, Girl, Dance is categorised as Drama, Comedy, Romance.
Who stars in Dance, Girl, Dance?
The cast of Dance, Girl, Dance includes Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball, Virginia Field, Ralph Bellamy.