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Eddie sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He sends for his dance partner-fiancée Molly who brings her younger sister Pat. Upon seeing Molly and Pat dance, the producer picks Pat for the show... See more »
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Pat Mahoney
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Molly Mahoney
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Eddie Kerns
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'Chat' Chatsworth
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Buddy Bartell
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Jed Marlowe
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Ito (as Otto Hahn)
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Judge
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Announcer
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Bartell's Assistant
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Secretary (uncredited)
Vangie Beilby ...
Spinster at Bus Station (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Radio Contestant (uncredited)
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Second Girl in Powder Room (uncredited)
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Nightclub Powder Room Attendant (uncredited)
Ora May Carlson ...
Little Girl (uncredited)
Howard Chase ...
Bus Station Master (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Man in Radio Audience / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Man with Seal (uncredited)
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Poem Vendor (uncredited)
Maxine Conrad ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Miss Apricots (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson ...
License Bureau Clerk (uncredited)
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Assistant Announcer (uncredited)
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Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)
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Sound Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
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Man in Radio Audience (uncredited)
Jack Gardner ...
Messenger with Orchid (uncredited)
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Policeman Guarding Courtroom (uncredited)
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Red Cap at Bus Station (uncredited)
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Doorman (uncredited)
J. Anthony Hughes ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Lash ...
Reporter (uncredited)
David Lloyd ...
Blank (uncredited)
George Lollier ...
Henry - Chatworth's Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Chatworth's Secretary (uncredited)
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Policeman in Courtroom (uncredited)
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Colored Porter at Bus Station (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Lee Murray ...
Newsboy (uncredited)
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Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
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Reporter at Wedding (uncredited)
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News Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
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Man Saying 'Give Him His Five Bucks' (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Bartell's Second Assistant (uncredited)
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Radio Technician (uncredited)
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Joe (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Carole Wayne ...
First Girl in Powder Room (uncredited)

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S. Sylvan Simon

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Joseph Fields ... (screen play) and
Jerome Chodorov ... (screen play)
 
Edmund Goulding ... (based on a story by)

Produced by

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Jack Cummings ... producer

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David Raksin ... (uncredited)
Robert W. Stringer ... (uncredited)

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George J. Folsey ... director of photography (as George Folsey)

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Blanche Sewell ... film editor

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Cedric Gibbons

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Edwin B. Willis ... (set decorations)

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Gilbert Kurland ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Stan Rogers ... associate art director

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Dolly Tree ... wardrobe
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo Arnaud ... orchestrator
George Bassman ... orchestrator
Merrill Pye ... musical presentation
Walter Ruick ... musical arrangements
George Stoll ... musical director (as Georgie Stoll)
Walter Donaldson ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Edward Ward ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Franz Waxman ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

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Bobby Connolly ... dance director
Eddie Larkin ... dance director
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Plot Summary

Eddie sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He sends for his dance partner-fiancée Molly who brings her younger sister Pat. Upon seeing Molly and Pat dance, the producer picks Pat for the show and gives Molly a job selling cigarettes. A wealthy friend of the Producer named Chad, also has is eye on Pat. Pat is teamed with Eddie in the specialty number as Kerns and Mahoney. Pat and Eddie soon realize that they are in love and must tell Molly. Pat balks at hurting Molly and goes out with Chad who already has five ex-wives. Written by Tony Fontana

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Taglines A RACY ROMANCE OF AMERICA'S "IT" GIRL ON THE GREAT WHITE WAY! (Print Ad- Philadelphia Inquirer,((Philadelphia, Penna.)) 30 May 1940) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Choose Your Partner (United Kingdom)
  • Las conquistadoras de Broadway (Argentina)
  • Conquistadoras da Broadway (Brazil)
  • Две девушки на Бродвее (Russia)
  • Conquistadores de Broadway (Mexico)
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  • 73 min
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Budget $427,000 (estimated)

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Trivia This film was barely successful at the box office, earning MGM a profit of only $12,000 ($209,000 in 2017) according to studio records. See more »
Goofs When Molly wakes Pat up at 11:30 to get to a noon rehearsal, Pat throws the bed covers off herself twice. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Memories of Oz (2001). See more »
Soundtracks My Wonderful One Let's Dance See more »
Quotes 'Chat' Chatsworth: I never get married on an empty stomach.
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