Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
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- Passed
- 1h 24min
- Comedy, Music
- 29 Sep 1939 (USA)
- Movie
After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dance contest to find a new star.
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Cast verified as complete
| Lana Turner | ... |
Patty Marlow
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| Richard Carlson | ... |
'Pug' Braddock
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| Artie Shaw and His Orchestra | ... |
Artie Shaw Orchestra
(as Artie Shaw and His Band)
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| Artie Shaw | ... |
Artie Shaw
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| Ann Rutherford | ... |
Eve
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| Lee Bowman | ... |
Freddy Tobin
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| Thurston Hall | ... |
H.W. Workman
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| Leon Errol | ... |
'Pops' Marlow
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| Roscoe Karns | ... |
Joe Drews
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| Mary Field | ... |
Miss May
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| Walter Kingsford | ... |
President Cavendish
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| Mary Beth Hughes | ... |
'Toddy'
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| June Preisser | ... |
'Ticky' James
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| Monty Woolley | ... |
Professor Lange
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| Chester Clute | ... |
Braddock
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Edward Arnold Jr. | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Georgie Auld | ... |
Tenor Saxophonist (uncredited)
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Alexander Albert Avola | ... |
Guitarist (uncredited)
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| King Baggot | ... |
Man in Casting Office (uncredited)
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| Benny Baker | ... |
Chief Evans (uncredited)
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| Barbara Bedford | ... |
Secretary (uncredited) (voice)
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Johnny Best | ... |
Trumpeter (uncredited)
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| Billy Bletcher | ... |
Radio Man (uncredited) (voice)
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Hal Brazeale | ... |
Kidnapper (uncredited)
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| Rand Brooks | ... |
Steve (uncredited)
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Edgar Caldwell | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Jack Chapin | ... |
Captain (uncredited)
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| Dora Clement | ... |
Workman's Secretary (uncredited)
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Maxine Cook | ... |
(uncredited)
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| John Daheim | ... |
Assistant Stage Director (uncredited)
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| John Dawson | ... |
(uncredited)
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Bobby Dease | ... |
(uncredited)
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Helen Deverell | ... |
Ms. Babe Harkness (uncredited)
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| Jimmie Dundee | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Edythe Elliott | ... |
Housemother Listening to Beethoven (uncredited)
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Caroline Frasher | ... |
(uncredited)
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| June Gittelson | ... |
Fat Girl (uncredited)
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John Gubbins | ... |
Kidnapper (uncredited)
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Lois James | ... |
Fat Girl in Gym (uncredited)
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Edna Mae Jones | ... |
Girl in Gym Party (uncredited)
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| Gwen Kenyon | ... |
Jean Royce (uncredited)
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| Veronica Lake | ... |
Woman on Motorcycle (uncredited)
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William Lally | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Hal Le Sueur | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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| Ethelreda Leopold | ... |
Flapjack Waitress (uncredited)
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Lynn Lewis | ... |
Ms. Toots Barton (uncredited)
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Maxine Marx | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Art Miles | ... |
Dimitri (uncredited)
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Mavis Mims | ... |
Ms. Christie Charter (uncredited)
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| Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Workman's Stooge (uncredited)
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| David Oliver | ... |
Meek Truck Driver (uncredited)
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| Tony Pastor | ... |
Tenor Saxophonist (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Workman's Stooge (uncredited)
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Eugene Radovitch | ... |
Shakespearean Radio Actor (uncredited) (voice)
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| Buddy Rich | ... |
Drummer (uncredited)
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Les Robinson | ... |
Alto Saxophonist (uncredited)
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Earl Seaman | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Charles Thomas | ... |
Truck Driver (uncredited)
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Celia Travers | ... |
Carol (uncredited)
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Laura Treadwell | ... |
Dean of Women (uncredited)
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| Minerva Urecal | ... |
Woman on Radio (uncredited) (voice)
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| Philip Van Zandt | ... |
Short Kidnapper (uncredited)
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John Wald | ... |
Newscaster (uncredited)
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| Robert Walker | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Sid Weiss | ... |
Bassist (uncredited)
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Wayne 'Tiny' Whitt | ... |
Fat Student (uncredited)
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| Dick Winslow | ... |
Man on Motorcycle (uncredited)
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| Marjorie Woodworth | ... |
Baton Specialty (uncredited)
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Directed by
| S. Sylvan Simon | ||
Written by
| Albert Mannheimer | ... | (screen play) |
| Albert Treynor | ... | (based on a story by) |
| Herbert Fields | ... | (treatment) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Edgar Selwyn | ... | producer |
Music by
| David Snell | ||
| Edward Ward | ||
Cinematography by
| Alfred Gilks | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| W. Donn Hayes | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Set Decoration by
| Edwin B. Willis | ... | (set decorations) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles Dorian | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Walter Strohm | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Harry McAfee | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Dolly Tree | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Al Avola | ... | performer: "Gangbusters" |
| Fred Brathwaite | ... | composer: "Gangbusters" |
| Bob Kitsis | ... | performer: "Gangbusters" |
| George Bassman | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Wally Heglin | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Charles Maxwell | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| George King | ... | dance director |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1939) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1940) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1940) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Right before the dancing Tobins ought to film a new production, his wife tells Freddy Tobin that she's pregnant. So the producer desperately has to seek a replacement and starts a countrywide competition among all college girls. However the contest is bogus: young dancer Patty Marlow is sent to a little college in the Midwest. Only Pug, a college reporter, suspects something.
Written by Tom Zoerner |
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| Taglines | Blonde Bonfire LANA TURNER and ARTIE SHAW, the Swing King, bring romance in youth-time! See more » |
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| Budget | $425,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Was originally planned as an Eleanor Powell movie, but studio executives decided to use it as a vehicle for Lana Turner. See more » |
| Goofs | When the girls are looking for a radio, they find the common radio is already being listened to, and they are asked if they want to hear Beethoven's Ninth. They don't, so they run off to find another radio. Beethoven's Ninth is played in that scene all right, but it's the last ten seconds. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in From the Ends of the Earth (1939). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Nightmare See more » |
| Crazy Credits | In the opening credits Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (as Artie Shaw and His Band) are third-billed, but in the end credits cast list it is Artie Shaw listed individually who is third-billed. See more » |
| Quotes |
'Pug' Braddock:
[after unsuccessfully trying to kiss Patty while parked at the "smoochin' spot"]
Emotional little bundle, aren't ya? Patty Marlow: No, I'm the intellectual type. 'Pug' Braddock: Hmm... Patty Marlow: But you're gonna be very grateful to me before this night's over. 'Pug' Braddock: Yeah, I... [looks surprised] 'Pug' Braddock: Well, that's more like it! [tries to kiss Patty again] Patty Marlow: [blocks Pug with her elbow to his neck] Oh, I'm sorry. 'Pug' Braddock: Where'd ya learn that bit of jiu-jitsu? See more » |