Dancing Co-Ed (Every Other Inch a Lady) (1939)

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Lana Turner (a mere 19 years old at the time) stars in this lighthearted musical comedy as Patty Marlow, a dancer fighting her way up the show business ladder. Famous hoofer Freddie Tobin (Lee Bowman) is about to start work on a new movie when his dance partner becomes pregnant and drops out of the… More Lana Turner (a mere 19 years old at the time) stars in this lighthearted musical comedy as Patty Marlow, a dancer fighting her way up the show business ladder. Famous hoofer Freddie Tobin (Lee Bowman) is about to start work on a new movie when his dance partner becomes pregnant and drops out of the project. Press agent Joe Drews (Roscoe Karns) dreams up a publicity stunt to find Freddie's new co-star: he'll stage a contest on college campuses to find a dancer among the student body. However, the contest is merely a ruse, and, when Joe and his cronies spot Patty, they realize she is the perfect girl for the job. Now, they have to pass Patty off as a studious co-ed for the sake of the "contest," which has begun to attract the suspicious attention of student journalist Pug Braddock (Richard Carlson). Artie Shaw and his band perform several numbers (Shaw and Turner would marry two years later), and keep an eye peeled for Veronica Lake in a bit part (she was still known as Constance Keane at the time). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: S. Sylvan Simon
Genres: Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Sep 29, 1939 Wide
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Cast

            Lana Turner as Patty Marlow

            Richard Carlson as Pug Braddock

            Arlie Shaw & His Band as Artie Shaw (and his band)

            Ann Rutherford as Eve

            Lee Bowman as Freddie Tobin

            Thurston Hall as H.W. Workman

            Leon Errol as Pop Sam Marlow

            Roscoe Karns as Joe Drews

            Mary Field as Miss May

            Walter Kingsford as President Cavendish

            Mary Beth Hughes as Toddy

            June Preisser as Ticky James

            Monty Woolley as Prof. Lange

            Chester Clute as Braddock

            Edward Arnold Jr. as Student

            Ben Baker as Evans

            Barbara Bedford as Secretary'

            John Day as Assistant Stage Director

            Edythe Elliott as Housemother

            Veronica Lake
            
            Ethelreda Leopold as Flapjack Waitress

            Bert Moorhouse
            
            Lee Phelps as Stooge

            Laura Treadwell as Dean of Women

            Minerva Urecal as Woman on Radio

            Wayne "Tiny" Whitt as Fat Student

            Dick Winslow as Couple on Motorcycle

            Hal LeSueur as Steve

            Robert Walker as Bit Part

            Artie Shaw
            
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