Dancing Lady

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.

6.8

92 min

Cast

Joan Crawford

as Janie Barlow

Clark Gable

as Patch Gallagher

Franchot Tone

as Tod Newton

May Robson

as Dolly Todhunter

Winnie Lightner

as Rosette LaRue

Fred Astaire

as Fred Astaire

Robert Benchley

as Ward King

Ted Healy

as Steve

Art Jarrett

as Art

Grant Mitchell

as Jasper Bradley Sr.

Nelson Eddy

as Nelson Eddy

Maynard Holmes

as Jasper Bradley Jr.

Sterling Holloway

as Pinky

Gloria Foy

as Vivian Warner

Moe Howard

as Stagehand Moe

Curly Howard

as Stagehand Curly

Larry Fine

as Harry

Ferdinand Gottschalk

as Judge (uncredited)

Eve Arden

as Marcia (uncredited)

Matt McHugh

as Marcia's Agent (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as First Nighter (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Lynn Bari

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Director

Robert Z. Leonard