Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

90 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Aug. 30, 1940

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.

Dance, Girl, Dance

90 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Aug. 30, 1940

Dance, Girl, Dance
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Dance, Girl, Dance
Directors Dorothy Arzner
Writers Tess Slesinger, Frank Davis, Vicki Baum

Cast

Maureen O'Hara

as Judy O'Brien

Lucille Ball

as Bubbles

Louis Hayward

as Jimmy Harris

Virginia Field

as Elinor Harris

Maria Ouspenskaya

as Madame Basilova

Ralph Bellamy

as Steve Adams

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)