

Dance, Girl, Dance
1940-08-30 · 90 min · ★ 6.4
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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- Directors
- Dorothy Arzner
- Production companies
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Maureen O'HaraJudy
Louis HaywardJimmy Harris
Lucille BallBubbles
Virginia FieldElinor Harris
Ralph BellamySteve Adams
Maria OuspenskayaMadame Basilova
Mary CarlisleSally
Katharine AlexanderMiss Olmstead
Edward BrophyDwarfie
Walter AbelJudge
Harold HuberHoboken Gent
Ernest TruexBailey #1
Chester CluteBailey #2
Lorraine KruegerDolly
Emma DunnMrs. Simpson
Sidney BlackmerPuss in Boots
Vivien FayBallerina
Ludwig StösselCaesar
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