Movie Cosmos - Dance, Girl, Dance

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Maureen O'Hara

As Judy O'Brien

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

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)

Top Crew >

Dorothy Arzner

Director

Vicki Baum

Story

Frank Davis

Screenplay

Tess Slesinger

Screenplay

Russell Metty

Director of Photography

Erich Pommer

Producer

Mel Berns

Makeup Artist

Robert Wise

Editor

Van Nest Polglase

Art Direction

Darrell Silvera

Set Decoration

Edward Stevenson

Costume Design

Harry E. Edington

Executive Producer

Edward Ward

Music Director, Songs

Ernst Matray

Choreographer

Chester Forrest

Songs

Robert Wright

Songs

Alfred Herman

Art Direction

Vernon L. Walker

Special Effects

Hugh McDowell Jr.

Sound Recordist

James H. Anderson

Assistant Director

Joseph H. August

Director of Photography

Marion Morgan

Choreographer

Wally Heglin

Orchestrator

Gene Rose

Orchestrator

Reviews:

talisencrw (8/10)

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 musicals from the era, are a Maureen O'Hara or Lucille Ball enthusiast (holy, she was unbelievably a knockout in her early filmic days!) or are simply curious about the works of early female and/or lesbian directors. Arzner--at least in the two films I have seen from her thus far--showed she truly deserved to be successful in the industry.

2016-05-17