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Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
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.
🏳️🌈 Dorothy Arzner's brilliant feminist classic features a dynamic career rivalry between two stage dancers (Maureen O'Hara and Lucille Ball), layering their intense interactions and shared household with sáfic subtext.
Cast
Maureen O'Hara Maureen O'Hara Judy
Louis Hayward Louis Hayward Jimmy Harris
Lucille Ball Lucille Ball Bubbles
Virginia Field Virginia Field Elinor Harris
Ralph Bellamy Ralph Bellamy Steve Adams
Maria Ouspenskaya Maria Ouspenskaya Madame Basilova
Mary Carlisle Mary Carlisle Sally
Katharine Alexander Katharine Alexander Miss Olmstead
Edward Brophy Edward Brophy Dwarfie
Walter Abel Walter Abel Judge
Harold Huber Harold Huber Hoboken Gent
Ernest Truex Ernest Truex Bailey #1
Chester Clute Chester Clute Bailey #2
Lorraine Krueger Lorraine Krueger Dolly
Lola Jensen Lola Jensen Daisy
Emma Dunn Emma Dunn Mrs. Simpson
Sidney Blackmer Sidney Blackmer Puss in Boots
Vivien Fay Vivien Fay Ballerina
Ludwig Stössel Ludwig Stössel Caesar
Ernö Verebes Ernö Verebes Fitch
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