Dancing Feet (1936): Cast
Dancing Feet is a 1936 music comedy directed by Joseph Santley, starring Ben Lyon as Peyton Wells, Joan Marsh and Purnell Pratt. It runs 1 hour 10 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 10m (70 min)
- Director
- Joseph Santley
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Republic Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Dancing Feet About?
The premise of Dancing Feet without spoilers.
A lively dance jamboree opens as Peyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a dull party hosted by her millionaire grandfather. She spurns his invitation to a cheap dance hall, so he drags her to Dreamland, where she’s mistaken for a hostess, dances with Jimmy Cassidy, gets disinherited and takes a job at the hall.
Dancing Feet Themes & Keywords
· 44 tags- dance
- dance hall
- dance school
- grandfather
- slumming
- rescue
- dance instructor
- ambition
- advertising
- fired from a job
- boredom
- dejection
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- song
- singing
- liar
- woman scorned
- upperclass
- tuxedo
- tap dancing
- social life
- singer
- secret plan
- refusal
- radio program
- prank
- orchestra
- new york city
- mistaken identity
- millionaire
- marriage proposal
- mansion
- impostor
- hotel
- gigolo
- friendship
- fraud
- finance
- fake telegram
- fad
- dancer
- broadcast
- big band
- bellhop
- based on novel
Dancing Feet Cast & Characters
Ben Lyon leads the cast as Peyton Wells, with Joan Marsh as Judy Jones and Purnell Pratt as Silas P. Jones. Directed by Joseph Santley; 29 actors are credited in all.
- Director Joseph Santley
- Ben Lyon as Peyton Wells
- Joan Marsh as Judy Jones
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Purnell Pratt as Silas P. Jones - Edward Nugent as Jimmy Cassidy
Also Starring in Dancing Feet
· 25 more- Vince Barnett Willoughby
- Lloyd Bridges Young Man
- James Burke Phil Moore
- Lynton Brent Hotel Clerk
- Cy Kendall Hotel Detective
- Fern Emmett Silas' Secretary
- Harry C. Bradley Hotel Assistant Manager
- Wilson Benge Silas' Butler
- Herbert Rawlinson Oliver Groves
- Harrison Greene Businessman
- Grace Hayle Mrs. Worthington
- Isabel Jewell Mabel Henry
- James P. Burtis Stupe
- Julia Griffith Dowager
- Lillian Harmer Aggie
- Gladys Gale Mrs. Blane (uncredited)
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- Herbert Corthell Jenkins
- Jackie Morrow Juvenile Dancer
- Sonny Lamont Eccentric Dancer
- Frances Grant Dance Hall
- Kathryn Daley Dancer
- Nick Condos Speciality Dancer
- J.C. Edwards Bandleader
- Ruth Fanchon Eccentric Dancer
- Jane Slater Juvenile Dancer
More from Joseph Santley
More films directed by Joseph Santley, best-rated first: The Cocoanuts, Shadow of a Woman, Hitchhike to Happiness and Earl Carroll Vanities.
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Dancing Feet FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Dancing Feet, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Dancing Feet?
Dancing Feet runs 1 hour 10 minutes (70 minutes).
When was Dancing Feet released?
Dancing Feet was released on January 20, 1936.
Who directed Dancing Feet?
Dancing Feet was directed by Joseph Santley.
More films by Joseph Santley Who is in the cast of Dancing Feet?
Dancing Feet stars Ben Lyon as Peyton Wells, Joan Marsh as Judy Jones and Purnell Pratt as Silas P. Jones, among 29 credited actors.
Does Dancing Feet have a post-credit scene?
No. Dancing Feet has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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