Dancing Lady
Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch. Tod thinks he can get what he wants from Janie, Patch thinks Janie is using her charms rather than talent to get to the top, and Janie thinks Patch is the greatest. Steve, the stage manager, has the Three Stooges helping him manage all the show girls. Fred Astaire and Nelson Eddy make appearances as famous Broadway personalities.
- Genre: Comedy, Romance, Music
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword: dancing, marriage proposal, dancer, based on novel or book, striptease, musical, tap dancing, great depression, stage show, theater director, revue, beautiful woman, jail, singing, black and white, choreographer, pre-code, merry go round, burlesque, manhattan, new york city, police raid, rehearsal space, broadway show, uptown, rich man, night court, determination, dance practice, financial backer, manipulated woman, manipulative male lead, dancing girls, dance rehearsal
- Cast: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, May Robson, Winnie Lightner, Fred Astaire
