United States / Sep 29, 1939
Get hot! Get happy!
1h 24min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dance contest to find a new star.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Artie Shaw | Artie Shaw |
| Mary Field | Miss Jennie May |
| Walter Kingsford | President Cavendish |
| Mary Beth Hughes | "Toddy" Tobin |
| June Preisser | "Ticky" James |
| Monty Woolley | Professor Lange |
| Chester Clute | Braddock |
| Veronica Lake | Woman on Motorcycle |
| Edward Arnold Jr. | Student (uncredited) |
| Georgie Auld | Tenor Saxophonist (uncredited) |
| Alexander Albert Avola | Guitarist (uncredited) |
| King Baggot | Man in Casting Office (uncredited) |
| Benny Baker | Chief Evans (uncredited) |
| Barbara Bedford | Secretary (voice) (uncredited) |
| Johnny Best | Trumpeter (uncredited) |
| Billy Bletcher | Radio Man (voice) (uncredited) |
| Hal Brazeale | Kidnapper (uncredited) |
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| Rand Brooks | Steve (uncredited) |
| Edgar Caldwell | Boy (uncredited) |
| Jack Chapin | Captain (uncredited) |
| Dora Clement | Workman's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Maxine Cook | (uncredited) |
| John Daheim | Assistant Stage Director (uncredited) |
| John Dawson | (uncredited) |
| Bobby Dease | (uncredited) |
| Helen Deverell | Ms. Babe Harkness (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Dundee | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Edythe Elliott | Housemother Listening to Beethoven (uncredited) |
| Caroline Frasher | (uncredited) |
| June Gittelson | Fat Girl (uncredited) |
| John Gubbins | Kidnapper (uncredited) |
| Lois James | Fat Girl in Gym (uncredited) |
| Edna Mae Jones | Girl in Gym Party (uncredited) |
| Gwen Kenyon | Jean Royce (uncredited) |
| William Lally | Policeman |
| Hal Le Sueur | Boy (uncredited) |
| Ethelreda Leopold | Flapjack Waitress (uncredited) |
| Lynn Lewis | Ms. Toots Barton (uncredited) |
| Maxine Marx | Girl (uncredited) |
| Art Miles | Dimitri (uncredited) |
| Mavis Mims | Ms. Christie Charter (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Workman's Stooge (uncredited) |
| David Oliver | Meek Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| Tony Pastor | Tenor Saxophonist (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | Workman's Stooge (uncredited) |
| Eugene Radovitch | Shakespearean Radio Actor (voice) |
| Buddy Rich | Drummer (uncredited) |
| Les Robinson | Alto Saxophonist (uncredited) |
| Earl Seaman | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Charles Thomas | Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| Celia Travers | Carol (uncredited) |
| Laura Treadwell | Dean of Women |
| Minerva Urecal | Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited) |
| Philip Van Zandt | Short Kidnapper (uncredited) |
| John Wald | Newscaster (uncredited) |
| Robert Walker | Boy (uncredited) |
| Sid Weiss | Bassist (uncredited) |
| Wayne 'Tiny' Whitt | Fat Student (uncredited) |
| Dick Winslow | Man on Motorcycle (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Woodworth | Baton Specialty (uncredited) |
| Caren Marsh | Woman |
Genres
ComedyRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Dancing Co-Ed |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 29 settembre 1939 |
| Production | Edgar Selwyn |
| Writer | Albert Mannheimer, Albert Treynor |
| Editing | W. Donn Hayes |
| Cinematography | Alfred Gilks |
| Assistant directors | S. Sylvan Simon |
| Camera operators | Alfred Gilks |
| Additional photography | Alfred Gilks |
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| Production design | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons |
Release dates
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