Best Foot Forward (1943)
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60% of users liked it
(235 ratings)
Five original cast members of the hit Broadway musical Best Foot Forward appear in this Technicolor MGM screen adaptation. Set at a small town military prep school, the story gets under way when movie star Lucille Ball (played by movie star Lucille Ball) pays a visit to the campus for publicity… More Five original cast members of the hit Broadway musical Best Foot Forward appear in this Technicolor MGM screen adaptation. Set at a small town military prep school, the story gets under way when movie star Lucille Ball (played by movie star Lucille Ball) pays a visit to the campus for publicity purposes. Several of the students, led by Bud (Tommy Dix), offer to make Lucille the queen of the upcoming prom. But the plot dictates that Bud and his pals are forced to back off from their offer, and to hide Lucille's presence from the faculty. Cast as a hoydenish blind date, Nancy Walker steals the show with her spirited rendition of "Buckle Down, Winsocki"; but of the five carryovers from the original Broadway production, only June Allyson went on to lasting film stardom. Enhancing the film's box-office appeal was MGM's decision to add Harry James and His Music Makers to the cast: James' performance of "The Two O'Clock Jump" is worth the admission price in itself. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Edward Buzzell
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 29, 1943 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Most of the musical numbers were inconsequential.
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Cast
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Lucille Ball
as Herself
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Tommy Dix
as Elwood/ Bud Hooper
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William Gaxton
as Jack O'Riley
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Nancy Walker
as Nancy
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Virginia Weidler
as Helen Schlessenger
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June Allyson
as Ethel
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Gloria de Haven
as Minerva Pierce
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Chill Wills
as Chester Shoat
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Kenny Bowers
as Dutch
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Jack Jordan
as Hunk
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Beverly Tyler
as Miss Delaware Water Gap
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Henry O'Neill
as Maj. Reeber
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Sara Haden
as Miss Talbert
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Donald MacBride
as Capt. Bradd
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Bobby Stebbins
as Greenie
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Darwood Kaye
as Killer
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Morris Ankrum
as Col. Harkrider
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Nana Bryant
as Mrs. Dalyrimple
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Harry James
as Himself
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Robert E. O'Connor
as Railroad Conductor
- Gloria Dehaven
