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69% Critic Match
Dancing Lady
“The Scenes Are Enthralling! The Electrical Ballet! Girls in Cellophane! Mirrors of Venus! Merry-Go-Round Girls”
6.9 / 10• 1933• 1h 32m•NR• English
ComedyRomanceMusic
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Joan Crawford
Janie Barlow
Lead
Clark Gable
Patch Gallagher
Franchot Tone
Tod Newton
May Robson
Dolly Todhunter
Winnie Lightner
Rosette LaRue
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Robert Benchley
Ward King
Ted Healy
Steve
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Z. Leonard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dancing Lady is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
