Movie

Dance, Girl, Dance

Released: August 30, 1940 (1940)

Runtime: 90 minutes

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Maria Ouspenskaya as Madame Basilova
Age at release: 64
Edward Brophy as Dwarfie
Age at release: 45
Walter Abel as Judge
Age at release: 42
Katharine Alexander as Miss Olmstead
Age at release: 41
Ralph Bellamy as Steve Adams
Age at release: 36
Louis Hayward as Jimmy Harris
Age at release: 31
Lucille Ball as Bubbles
Age at release: 29
Mary Carlisle as Sally
Age at release: 26
Virginia Field as Elinor Harris
Age at release: 22
Maureen O'Hara as Judy O'Brien
Age at release: 20

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Emma Dunn as Mrs. Simpson
Age at release: 66
Paul E. Burns as Reporter Calling Elinor (uncredited)
Age at release: 59
Ludwig Stössel as Caesar
Age at release: 57
Buster Brodie as Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 54
Kernan Cripps as Night Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Age at release: 54
Wade Boteler as Policeman (uncredited)
Age at release: 51
Ernest Truex as Bailey #1
Age at release: 50
Chester Clute as Bailey #2
Age at release: 49
Clyde Cook as Claude (uncredited)
Age at release: 48
Gino Corrado as Gino (uncredited)
Age at release: 47
Stanley Blystone as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Age at release: 46
Leo Cleary as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Age at release: 46
Sidney Blackmer as Puss in Boots
Age at release: 45
Ralph Brooks as Burlesk House Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 36
Ernö Verebes as Fitch
Age at release: 35
Ray Cooke as Reporter (uncredited)
Age at release: 35
Harold Huber as Hoboken Gent
Age at release: 30
Vivien Fay as Ballerina
Age at release: 28
Lorraine Krueger as Dolly
Age at release: 22
Lola Jensen as Daisy
Age at release: Unknown