Dancing Lady
1933 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 2,774 VOTES · DIR. Robert Z. Leonard
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,317 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:09 Thirty beautiful girls, the pick of New York City.
00:05:42 All right, let's go.
00:09:11 Why'd you pay that $30 fine, Mr...
00:12:50 I'm not going back to the joint.
00:16:02 Did you read that sign on the door: "No more girls wanted"?
00:19:37 - Good morning, Miss Allen. - Good morning, Junior.
00:21:57 - You can sing and dance, I suppose? - Yes, sir.
00:24:21 - The brush off? - Yeah.
00:26:57 Very, very clever. There she is.
00:30:20 But in Miss Barlow's case, I think it could be arranged.
00:34:27 There goes your great artist.
00:39:15 - Shoulder feel all right now? - It feels swell when you rub it.
00:42:35 Gee, this is a swell place.
00:45:54 If it does, you stick to show business. If it doesn't, you stick to me.
00:48:50 Do you think you could bring yourself down to do a little work now?
00:51:31 - I worked awfully hard... - That's right.
00:55:26 - Yeah, yeah. - Thanks.
00:59:25 Well, what are you waiting for? Come on.
01:03:10 That's show business.
01:08:35 - I was under the impression I was dancing. - Yeah?
01:12:32 Back from Havana so soon?
01:15:06 Hanging around like a pack of hungry wolves.
01:17:45 Get in the swing
01:24:03 Go, go, go, that's the rhythm of the day
Cast & Characters
Joan Crawford
Janie Barlow
Clark Gable
Patch Gallagher
Franchot Tone
Tod Newton
May Robson
Dolly Todhunter - Tod's Grandmother
Winnie Lightner
Rosette LaRue
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Robert Benchley
Ward King
Ted Healy
Ted Healy's Stooges
Arthur Jarrett
Art Jarrett
Grant Mitchell
Jasper Bradley, Sr.
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,317
Dialogue density14.3 lines / min
First line00:01:09
Final line01:24:03
Production Record
DirectorRobert Z. Leonard
LanguageEnglish
Budget$923,055
Revenue$2,400,000
IMDb votes2,774