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Dancing Lady (1933) was a Musical - Comedy Film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and produced by David O. Selznick and John W. Considine Jr..

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Dancing Lady (1933): Joan Crawford & Clark Gable

You know the drill. In the throes of the Depression, the idle rich fritter their wealth away at such social events as striptease and then attend the ensuing night court until they get bored with the whole affair. Tod Newton (Franchot Tone) is one of their ilk, but he’s more engaged than others... Read full article


Dancing Lady: A Film that Subsists on Chemistry Alone

Let’s consider the reasons Joan Crawford is a terrible choice to star in Dancing Lady (1933), one of those films about an aspiring hoofer, Janie, who is willing to do anything but trade sexual favors to get on the stage, and who is so talented she actually makes it. 1. So talented at dancing? ... Read full article


Dancing Lady: A Film that Subsists on Chemistry Alone

Let’s consider the reasons Joan Crawford is a terrible choice to star in Dancing Lady (1933), one of those films about an aspiring hoofer, Janie, who is willing to do anything but trade sexual favors to get on the stage, and who is so talented she actually makes it. 1. So talented at dancing? ... Read full article


From the Archives : Gable and Crawford in Dancing Lady ( 1933 )

That dynamic duo of Clark Gable and Joan Crawford heated up the screen in Dancing Lady ( 1933 ), their fourth film together. Here, Joan makes google eyes at Clark in an attempt to win him over to her way. From the Archives is our latest series of posts where we share photos from the Silverbanks Pict... Read full article


Amor de Dançarina / Dancing Lady (1933)

Amor de Dançarina / Dancing Lady (1933) Era uma vez Joan Crawford, ou melhor, Janie Bartow. Assim como Mia de La La Land, ela acha que dança bem e está disposta a fazer de tudo para se tornar uma estrela da Broadway. É a MGM dos anos 30, então nós podemos ter certeza de que ela alcança... Read full article


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Dancing Lady Quotes:

Patch Gallagher: Say... what's this you're dishing out?
[last lines]
Janie 'Duchess' Barlow: Can't you take it?

Janie 'Duchess' Barlow: [reading a note from Tod] Don't say 'them things'. Don't say 'can it'. Don't say 'guy'. Don't buy shoes with ribbons on them. Don't forget, what's a striptease on 2nd Avenue is art on Broadway. The $50 is to buy you a dress without a zipper.

Janie 'Duchess' Barlow: I'm like the guy throwing quarters in the slot machine. I keep on trying.

Janie 'Duchess' Barlow: I've got good legs, Mr. Gallagher.
Patch Gallagher: Yes, so I've noticed, but don't let them run away with you.

Janie 'Duchess' Barlow: I'll stick to those thousand-to-one shots - sometimes they win.
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Dancing Lady Facts
Ted Healy is actually credited as 'Ted Healy and His Stooges,' but because the Stooges are also credited individually later (as Stagehands), he is listed just as 'Ted Healy'.

Eve Arden (as Eunice Quadens) appears in the theatre lobby yelling at her agent about auditioning for "the southern part."

When Franchot Tone reads the program for the play, the cast listed therein includes the real names of all the performers except Joan Crawford, whose character name is listed. Even the chorus girls are listed by their real names.

Fred Astaire wore his classic top hat and tails this film, his first.

Debut of the classic song, "Everything I Have Is Yours." Later the title and song were used for a musical film starring Gower Champion and his wife, Marge.

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