Alan Dinehart, Buddy Ebsen, Eleanor Powell

Sailor Ted meets at the Lonely Hearts Club of his friend Gunny's wife, Jenny, a girl, Nora Paige, and falls in love. Nora wants to become a dancer on Broadway. Ted rescues the Pekinese of Lucy James, ...( read more  read more... )a Broadway star during a public relations campaign on his submarine. Lucy falls in love with Ted, and Ted is ordered by his Captain to meet her in a night club, in spite of the fact that he has a date with Nora. Nora, who lives with Jenny and her and Gunny's daughter, doesn't want to hear anything from Ted, after she spotted a picture of Ted and Lucy in the morning paper. Lucy convinces her manager Dinehart to stop the press campaign and tells him that she would leave the production, if another photo or article of her and Ted is published. Nora has become her understudy, and she begins to think her behaviour to Ted over. Suddenly she is fired after Dinehart told her to dance a number Lucy James called undanceable. But when Ted is told the whole story, he knows what to do.

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Directed by: Roy Del Ruth

Release Date: November 27, 1936

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  • October 26, 2008
    eleanor powell proved herself the first lady of 1930s dancers with this shiny glossy vehicle from mgm. cole porter wrote the score and roger edens did great arrangements. james stewart makes a rare musical appearance and the cast is rounded out with una merkel, buddy ebsen, sid...( read more) silvers and virginia bruce.
  • July 19, 2007
    All CLASSICS are GOOD
  • April 17, 2007
    This is fastly becoming one of my favorites. Too adorable for words. Jimmy Stewart shows exactly how talented he is. Being able to keep up with great singers and dancers without being trained himself. Him and Eleanor Powell are the most photogenic couple to hit the screen. Eleano...( read more)r Powell was such a talent, it's sad she didn't make a lot more movies. Everyone must see this movie, even if it is just see to Jimmy do a heel click.
  • April 17, 2007
    For being so ashamed oh his singing/dancing, I loved Jame's Stewart's performance in this cute musical. Eleanor Powell and Buddy Ebsen are wonderful entertainers and add a great comedic contribution to Jimmy's "Aw Shucks" persona. A must see for the early musical lover!

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