Comedy ·Romance ·Music · United States of America · 1933 · 1h 32m

Dancing Lady

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Director
Robert Z. Leonard
Cast
Joan Crawford as Janie Barlow Clark Gable as Patch Gallagher Franchot Tone as Tod Newton May Robson as Dolly Todhunter Winnie Lightner as Rosette LaRue Fred Astaire as Fred Astaire
Crew
Oliver T. Marsh — Director of Photography Margaret Booth — Editor Allen Rivkin — Screenplay P.J. Wolfson — Screenplay James Warner Bellah — Novel Adrian — Costume Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
dancingmarriage proposaldancerbased on novel or bookstripteasemusicaltap dancinggreat depressionstage showtheater directorrevuebeautiful woman
Key Collaborators
Robert Z. Leonard Director Oliver T. Marsh Director of Photography Margaret Booth Editor Allen Rivkin Screenplay P.J. Wolfson Screenplay James Warner Bellah Novel Adrian Costume Design
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