Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Honey of a Musical

NR 1943 · 95 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy, Music

Bud Hooper, a cadet at Winsocki Military Academy, sends an invitation to movie star Lucille Ball to come to Winsocki's big dance. Ball's publicity-hungry agent convinces her to go in order to boost her career. Complications arise when Bud's girlfriend Helen Schlesinger unexpectedly shows up, too.

Directed by Edward Buzzell · Written by Irving Brecher

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