Singin' and Dancing Back in Time.: Dancing Lady(1933)

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Dancing Lady(1933)

Dancing Lady 1933. Cast: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Franchot Tone. In the film, Crawford plays a New York burlesque dancer bailed out of jail by a rich man. Janie wants to better her life by moving uptown and landing her first Broadway play. Dancing Lady, is the fourth of eight movies that Crawford and Gable performed in together.

Dancing Lady, is Fred Astaire first on screen performance (who appears as himself). And the first credited film performance of Nelson Eddy and an early film performance of the Three Stooges. Dancing Lady was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, produced by John W. Considine Jr. and David O. Selznick and based on the novel of the same name by James Warner Bellah. Although, this is another love triangle movie, this film offers many wonderful scenes. Dancing lady, is also Eve Arden's first film, playing a would-be actress faking a southern accent in a very short scene. This may not a great film, but.. it is certainly one to see.

Soundtracks:
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"Hold Your Man"
(1933) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Sung and Danced by Winnie Lightner and chorus

"Alabama Swing"
(uncredited)
Written by James P. Johnson
Danced by Joan Crawford with Larry Fine on piano

"Everything I Have Is Yours"
(1933)
Music by Burton Lane
Lyrics by Harold Adamson
Played during the opening credits and often in the score
Sung by Arthur Jarrett (uncredited)

"My Dancing Lady"
(1933)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Performed by Arthur Jarrett (uncredited)
Danced by Joan Crawford (uncredited) and chorus

"Heigh-Ho, the Gang's All Here"
(1933)
(In the credits as "Heigh Ho")
Music by Burton Lane
Lyrics by Harold Adamson
Sung and Danced by Fred Astaire (uncredited), Joan Crawford (uncredited) and chorus

"Let's Go Bavarian"
(1933)
Music by Burton Lane
Lyrics by Harold Adamson
Sung and Danced by Fred Astaire (uncredited), Joan Crawford (uncredited) and chorus

"(That's The) Rhythm of the Day"
(1933)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Sung by Nelson Eddy (uncredited), Joan Crawford (dubbed by Mildred Carroll)
Sung a bit by Arthur Jarrett (uncredited)
Danced by chorus

"Hey! Young Fella"
(1933) (uncredited)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Sung and Danced by chorus

"Siboney"
(1929) (uncredited)
Written by Ernesto Lecuona
Played in a Cuban Club as dance music

2 comments:

montyJuly 7, 2010 at 9:03 AM
You got me on this one Dawn. I have never seen Dancing Lady. I know that sounds unbelievable but I haven't. But hopefully I will soon. Great job with the post. Enjoyed the all video clips.
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DawnJuly 8, 2010 at 6:09 AM
Monty, Thank you. It is very odd to me to see Joan Crawford, dance. :)
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