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Dancing Lady

1933, Movie, NR, 90 mins

Dancing Lady: Review

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Joan Crawford's and Clark Gable's previous outing, DANCE, FOOLS, DANCE, had Gable sixth-billed; two years later, in DANCING LADY, the costars had equal status in the MGM pantheon. Jane Barlow (Crawford) is a struggling hoofer forced to dance in a burlesque house in downtown Manhattan to make ends meet; Tod Newton (Franchot Tone) is a rich wastrel out for a slumming night on the town with some equally snobby friends who wanders into the theater. The place is raided by police suspecting indecency, and the uptowners follow the performers to court, where Tod pays Jane's $50 fine. Initially unwilling to let Tod pay, Jane shows her moral fiber even more afterwards, when he takes her back to his place and tries to seduce her. Rejecting him, Jane vows to repay him every penny of the $50 as soon as she gets work. Tod, who is the cash behind the new Broadway musical Patch Gallagher (Gable) is directing, throws his weight around to get Jane a job with the show, much to Patch's resentment. Realizing this, Jane gives it her all, to the extent that Patch reluctantly admits to himself that the kid has spunk and decides to feature her in the show. Tod, meanwhile, tells Jane he wants to marry her, and she promises that she will, if the show flops. He therefore does his best to sabotage the production, but an angry Jane and Patch manage to open the show with the latter's savings. Of course, the play is a hit, Jane becomes the toast of the town, she and Patch decide they are in love, and Tod is left with his tail between his legs. DANCING LADY is a landmark film--although not a great one--in several respects: Fred Astaire and Lynn Bari make their film debuts; a young Eve Arden acts under her real name, Eunice Quedens; Larry, Moe, and Jerry appear for the first time as "The Three Stooges" (prior to this, they made one film as "The Racketeers"); Nelson Eddy plays himself; and eight of America's best songwriters contribute to the score. Songs: "My Dancing Lady" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh), "Everything I Have Is Yours," "Let's Go Bavarian," "Heigh-Ho the Gang's All Here" (Harold Adamson, Burton Lane), "Rhythm of the Day" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart), "Hold Your Man" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown). leave a comment
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