Dancing on a Dime 84 years old
IT'S A MUSICAL METEOR!
Director Ted Brooks and comedians Jack Norcross, Dandy Joslyn and Phil Miller are part of a troupe of promising young players rehearsing for a WPA show at the Garrick Theater in New York and are stunned when the government withdraws their funding on the day of the show's dress rehearsal. Destitute, the troupe plans to return home when Mac, the stage doorman, offers to allow four of the men, Phil, Dandy, Jack and Ted, to use the theater for a boardinghouse. After accepting Mac's offer, the men improvise bedrooms out of the set pieces and meet amateur actress Lorie Fenton from Cleveland, who is eager to audition for them. When the men learn she recently received a small inheritance, they allow her to audition, hoping she will back the show.
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Dancing on a Dime Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Eddie Quillan He was 33, 83 years old when he died | as Jack Norcross |
| Charles Lane He was 35, 102 years old when he died | as Freeman Taylor |
| William Frawley He was 53, 79 years old when he died | as Mac |
| Lillian Cornell She was 24, 98 years old when she died | as Doris Marlowe |
| Wanda McKay She was 25, 80 years old when she died | as Lulu |
| Frank Jenks He was 37, 59 years old when he died | as Phil Miller |
| Virginia Dale She was 23, 77 years old when she died | as Dolly Stewart |
| Robert Paige He was 28, 76 years old when he died | as Ted Brooks |
| Carol Adams She was 22, 94 years old when she died | as Polly Adams |
| Peter Lind Hayes He was 25, 82 years old when he died | as Dandy Joslyn |
| Arthur Aylesworth He was 57, 62 years old when he died | as Joe Phillips |
| Grace McDonald She was 22, 81 years old when she died | as Lorie Fenton |
Dancing on a Dime Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Doane Harrison as Editor. He was 46 (74) years old when He died | Editing |
| Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 55 (81) years old when He died | Art |
| Charles Lang as Director of Photography. He was 38 (96) years old when He died | Camera |
| Joseph Santley as Director. He was 51 (82) years old when He died | Directing |
| Maurice Rapf as Screenplay. He was 26 (88) years old when He died | Writing |
| A.M. Botsford as Producer. | Production |
| Haldane Douglas as Art Direction. He was 48 (87) years old when He died | Art |
Dancing on a Dime (84 years)
IT'S A MUSICAL METEOR!
- Release day: Friday, November 01, 1940
- Runtime: 74 minutes