Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

The Scenes Are Enthralling! The Electrical Ballet! Girls in Cellophane! Mirrors of Venus! Merry-Go-Round Girls

1933 · 92 min · ★ 6.9 · Comedy, Romance, Music

Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch. Tod thinks he can get what he wants from Janie, Patch thinks Janie is using her charms rather than talent to get to the top, and Janie thinks Patch is the greatest. Steve, the stage manager, has the Three Stooges helping him manage all the show girls. Fred Astaire and Nelson Eddy make appearances as famous Broadway personalities.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard · Written by Allen Rivkin

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Joan Crawford Janie Barlow
Clark Gable Patch Gallagher
Franchot Tone Tod Newton
May Robson Dolly Todhunter
Winnie Lightner Rosette LaRue
Fred Astaire Fred Astaire
Robert Benchley Ward King
Ted Healy Steve
Art Jarrett Art
Grant Mitchell Jasper Bradley Sr.
Nelson Eddy Nelson Eddy
Maynard Holmes Jasper Bradley Jr.

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