On Your Toes (1939)
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In this musical, a composer abandons vaudeville in favor of the legitimate stage. He soon finds himself entangle with a Russian ballet company that contains his old childhood lover, but when the troupe mistake him for a traitor trouble ensues. Perhaps the film is most notable for Balanchine's… More In this musical, a composer abandons vaudeville in favor of the legitimate stage. He soon finds himself entangle with a Russian ballet company that contains his old childhood lover, but when the troupe mistake him for a traitor trouble ensues. Perhaps the film is most notable for Balanchine's choreography of "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue." Songs include: "There's a Small Hotel," "Quiet Night," "On Your Toes," "Princess Zenobia Ballet." ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ray Enright
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 14, 1939 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Franz Hoellering, The Nation
A pleasant musical featuring the dancer Zorina, one of the most beautiful and most sympathetic members of her craft.
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Cast
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Vera Zorina
as Vera
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Eddie Albert
as Phil Dolan Jr.
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Alan Hale
as Sergei Alexandrovitch
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Frank McHugh
as Paddy Reilly
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James Gleason
as Phil Dolan Sr.
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Leonid Kinskey
as Ivan Boultonoff
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Gloria Dickson
as Peggy Porterfield
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Queenie Smith
as Mrs. Dolan
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Erik Rhodes
as Konstantin Morrisine
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Berton Churchill
as Donald Henderson
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Donald O'Connor
as Phil as a boy
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Irving Bacon
as Vaudeville Stage Manager
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Paul Hurst
as Bartender
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Alex Melesh
as Pavlov
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Sarita Wooton
as Vera as a girl
