Dancing Lady
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| Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard |
| Produced by | John W. Considine Jr. David O. Selznick |
| Written by | Allen Rivkin P.J. Wolfson Uncredited: Robert Benchley Zelda Sears |
| Based on |
Dancing Lady by James Warner Bellah |
| Starring |
Joan Crawford Clark Gable |
| Music by | Louis Silvers |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
| Edited by | Margaret Booth |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $923,000 |
| Box office | $2.4 million |
Dancing Lady is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, and featuring Franchot Tone, Fred Astaire, Robert Benchley, and Ted Healy and His Stooges. The picture was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, produced by John W. Considine Jr. and David O. Selznick, and was based on the novel of the same name by James Warner Bellah, published the previous year. The movie had a hit song in "Everything I Have Is Yours" by Burton Lane and Harold Adamson.
The film features the screen debut of dancer Fred Astaire, who appears as himself, as well as the first credited film appearance of Nelson Eddy, and an early feature film appearance of the Three Stooges – Moe Howard, Curly Howard, and Larry Fine – in support of the leader of their act at the time, Ted Healy, whose role in the films is considerably larger than theirs. The Algonquin Round Table humorist Robert Benchley plays a supporting role.
Janie Barlow (Joan Crawford) is a young dancer who is reduced to stripping in a burlesque show. Arrested for indecent exposure, she is bailed out by millionaire playboy Tod Newton (Franchot Tone) who was attracted to her while slumming at the theatre with his society pals. When she tries to get a part in a Broadway musical, Tod intercedes with director Patch Gallagher (Clark Gable) to get her the job: he will put his money into the show, if Janie is given a part in the chorus. Even though he needs the money, Patch is resistant, until he sees Janie dance and realizes her talent.
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