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Dancing Co-Ed

Dancing Co-Ed

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Dancing Co-Ed

"Get hot! Get happy!"

1939

1h 24m

6.6(5 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dance contest to find a new star.

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

Patty Marlow

Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson

'Pug' Braddock

Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Eve Greeley

Lee Bowman

Lee Bowman

Freddy Tobin

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Henry W. Workman

Leon Errol

Leon Errol

Sam "Pops" Marlow

Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

Joe Drews

Artie Shaw

Artie Shaw

Artie Shaw

Mary Field

Miss Jennie May

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

President Cavendish

Creative team

Directed by: S. Sylvan Simon
Written by: Albert Mannheimer
Albert Treynor
Produced by: Edgar Selwyn

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