Comedy ·Music · United States of America · 1943 · 1h 35m

Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward poster
Director
Edward Buzzell
Cast
Lucille Ball as Lucille Ball William Gaxton as Jack O'Riley Virginia Weidler as Helen Schlesinger Tommy Dix as Elwood C. "Bud" Hooper Nancy Walker as Nancy - Blind Date June Allyson as Ethel
Crew
Leonard Smith — Director of Photography Blanche Sewell — Editor Lennie Hayton — Original Music Composer Irving Brecher — Screenplay Fred F. Finklehoffe — Screenplay John Cecil Holm — Novel
Tagline

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Honey of a Musical

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Best Foot Forward — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
hotelmusicalmovie starmilitary academy
Key Collaborators
Edward Buzzell Director Leonard Smith Director of Photography Blanche Sewell Editor Lennie Hayton Original Music Composer Irving Brecher Screenplay Fred F. Finklehoffe Screenplay John Cecil Holm Novel Arthur Freed Producer Gile Steele Costume Design
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