Dancing Lady (1933): Cast
Dancing Lady is a 1933 music comedy directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring Joan Crawford as Janie Barlow, Franchot Tone and Clark Gable. It runs 1 hour 32 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m (92 min)
- Director
- Robert Z. Leonard
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Dancing Lady About?
The premise of Dancing Lady without spoilers.
Janie lives to dance, even stripping in a burlesque house where she’s discovered by rich playboy Tod Newton. He lands her a role in a Broadway musical directed by Patch, who suspects she’s using charm over talent. Stage manager Steve relies on Three Stooges to handle the troupe. Fred Astaire and Nelson Eddy cameo as Broadway personalities.
Dancing Lady Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- based on the novel of the same name
- burlesque theater
- on stage dancer
- theater director
- marriage engagement
- gymnasium
- pre code film
- cast party
- theater producer
- slapstick comedy
- striptease performance
- stage musical
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- stage actress
- millionaire
- theater
- class distinction
- deception
- shoes
- striptease artist
- theatrical backer
- jigsaw puzzle
- woman arrested for indecent exposure
- stagehand
- womanizer
- following someone
- letter of introduction
- pencil
- alcoholic
- courtship
- opening night
- ends with a kiss
- meeting the family
- swimming pool
- underwater scene
- underwater kiss
- song and dance
- unrequited love
- crusie ship to cuba
- private investor
- betrayal
- gable and tone
- dancer
- 1930s
- manhattan new york city
- times square manhattan new york city
- new york city
- swimming
- subway
- singer
- marriage proposal
Dancing Lady Cast & Characters
Joan Crawford leads the cast as Janie Barlow, with Franchot Tone as Tod Newton and Clark Gable as Patch Gallagher. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard; 23 actors are credited in all.
- Director Robert Z. Leonard
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Joan Crawford as Janie Barlow - Franchot Tone as Tod Newton
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Clark Gable as Patch Gallagher - Ted Healy as Steve
Also Starring in Dancing Lady
· 19 more- Fred Astaire Fred Astaire
- Nelson Eddy Nelson Eddy
- Sterling Holloway Pinky
- May Robson Dolly Todhunter
- Moe Howard Stagehand Moe
- Larry Fine Harry
- Larry Steers First Nighter (uncredited)
- Charles Sullivan Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Curly Howard Stagehand Curly
- Grant Mitchell Jasper Bradley Sr.
- Matt Mchugh Marcia's Agent (uncredited)
- Robert Benchley Ward King
- Lynn Bari Chorus Girl (uncredited)
- Eve Arden Marcia (uncredited)
- Ferdinand Gottschalk Judge (uncredited)
- Maynard Holmes Jasper Bradley Jr.
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- Winnie Lightner Rosette LaRue
- Art Jarrett Art
- Gloria Foy Vivian Warner
More from Robert Z. Leonard
More films directed by Robert Z. Leonard, best-rated first: Pride and Prejudice, A Tale of Two Cities, The Great Ziegfeld and Beautiful But Dangerous.
Cars in Dancing Lady
5 cars on screen, including the 1927 Austin Seven Gordon England Cup and the Ford Model T.
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1927 Austin Seven Gordon England Cup Minor role -
Ford Model T Minor role -
Packard unknown Minor role -
unknown Minor role
Dancing Lady Also Known As
11 alternative titles, including “La danza di Venere” and “Le tourbillon de la danse”.
- Also known as
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- La danza di Venere
- Le tourbillon de la danse
- Alma de bailarina
- Танцующая леди
- Ich tanze nur für Dich
- Танцуващата дама
- Amor de Dançarina
- 跳舞的女人
- Dansatoarea
- Den dansande Venus
- Tančící Venuše
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Dancing Lady FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Dancing Lady, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Dancing Lady?
Dancing Lady runs 1 hour 32 minutes (92 minutes).
When was Dancing Lady released?
Dancing Lady was released on November 24, 1933.
Who directed Dancing Lady?
Dancing Lady was directed by Robert Z. Leonard.
More films by Robert Z. Leonard Who is in the cast of Dancing Lady?
Dancing Lady stars Joan Crawford as Janie Barlow, Franchot Tone as Tod Newton and Clark Gable as Patch Gallagher, among 23 credited actors.
Does Dancing Lady have a post-credit scene?
No. Dancing Lady has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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