The Dancing Masters (1943): Cast & Plot
The Dancing Masters is a 1943 comedy directed by Malcolm St. Clair, starring Robert Mitchum as Mickey Halligan (uncredited), Oliver Hardy and Robert Bailey. It runs 1 hour 3 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 3m (63 min)
- Director
- Malcolm St. Clair
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Dancing Masters About?
The premise of The Dancing Masters without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
The Dancing Masters is a 1943 Laurel and Hardy feature film in which the comic duo runs a ballet school and become entangled with a quirky inventor, leading to a series of slap‑slap mishaps. The picture also includes a brief uncredited cameo by a young Robert Mitchum, playing a fraudulent insurance salesman.
The Dancing Masters Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- 1940s
- male camaraderie
- romantic rivalry
- father daughter relationship
- husband wife relationship
- year 1943
- mother daughter relationship
- inventor
- insurance
- dance teacher
- ballet
- bus without a driver
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- pianist
- actress shares first name with character
- stethoscope
- bottle opener
- door shut in face
- gunshot
- occupation in title
- testing reflexes
- hit with a brick
- home library
- explosion
- ringing a doorbell
- falling into a pond
- escaping out a window
- snoring
- house cleaning
- leg cast
- hospital room
- female bus driver
- fake beard
- disguise
- climbing a ladder
- looking at the camera
- eating a banana
- mad dog
- invented language
- reference to edward g. robinson
- reference to dick tracy
- reference to superman
- hiding under a bed
- bedroom
- chrysanthemum
- bursting a balloon
- target
- man in drag
- safe
- dance academy
- hole in the wall
The Dancing Masters Cast & Characters
Robert Mitchum leads the cast as Mickey Halligan (uncredited), with Oliver Hardy as Ollie and Robert Bailey as Grant Lawrence. Directed by Malcolm St. Clair; 12 actors are credited in all.
- Director Malcolm St. Clair
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Robert Mitchum as Mickey Halligan (uncredited) - Oliver Hardy as Ollie
- Robert Bailey as Grant Lawrence
- Margaret Dumont as Louise Harlan
Also Starring in The Dancing Masters
· 8 more- Trudy Marshall Trudy Harlan
- Stan Laurel Stan
- Matt Briggs Wentworth Harlan
- Brooks Benedict Sidewalk Barker (uncredited)
- Nestor Paiva Silvio - Ringleader (uncredited)
- George Lloyd Jasper (uncredited)
- Allan Lane George Worthing
- Charley Rogers Butler (uncredited)
More from Malcolm St. Clair
More films directed by Malcolm St. Clair: The Bullfighters, The Big Noise, Jitterbugs and Two Weeks to Live.
The Dancing Masters Plot Summary
What happens in The Dancing Masters from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Dancing instructors Laurel and Ollie inadvertently entangle themselves in a fraudulent insurance scheme cooked up by two impostor gangsters posing as insurance agents. Meanwhile, Grant Lawrence, a young inventor, is hard at work on a revolutionary invisible-ray device intended for jungle warfare during World War II. Trudy Harlan, Grant’s romantic interest and one of Stan’s dance pupils, invites them to tea at her home while her parents are away.
Full summary
The whole story of The Dancing Masters, scene by scene
The Dancing Masters Trailers & Videos
The trailer of The Dancing Masters.
How Well Do You Know The Dancing Masters?
9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What occupation do Laurel and Hardy have in the film?
Cars in The Dancing Masters
4 cars on screen, including the Fageol Twin Coach and the 1942 Lincoln Custom.
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Fageol Twin Coach Important role -
1942 Lincoln Custom Minor role -
1941 Lincoln Zephyr Minor role -
1935 Ford V8 1½-Ton Background role
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Movies Like The Dancing Masters
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Dancing Lady, Dancing in the Dark and Dime a Dance.
The Dancing Masters FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Dancing Masters, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Dancing Masters?
The Dancing Masters runs 1 hour 3 minutes (63 minutes).
When was The Dancing Masters released?
The Dancing Masters was released on November 19, 1943.
Who directed The Dancing Masters?
The Dancing Masters was directed by Malcolm St. Clair.
More films by Malcolm St. Clair Who is in the cast of The Dancing Masters?
The Dancing Masters stars Robert Mitchum as Mickey Halligan (uncredited), Oliver Hardy as Ollie and Robert Bailey as Grant Lawrence, among 12 credited actors.
Does The Dancing Masters have a post-credit scene?
No. The Dancing Masters has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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