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Director:
Writers:
Jack McGowan (story)
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Release Date:
September 1941 (USA) more
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Tagline:
THE TAP-HAPPIEST, SWING-SINGIEST, MELODIC MIRACLE SINCE "ZIEGFELD GIRL"! (original print media ad - all caps)
Plot:
Songwriters Dixie Donegan and Eddie Crane are still in love after their divorce. Dixie's friend Marilyn Marsh tries to convince them to marry again... more | add synopsis
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Won Oscar. more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Eleanor Powell ... Marilyn Marsh

Ann Sothern ... Dixie Donegan Crane
Robert Young ... Edward 'Eddie' Crane

Lionel Barrymore ... Judge Murdock
John Carroll ... Buddy Crawford

Red Skelton ... Joe 'Red' Willet
Virginia O'Brien ... Lull
Tom Conway ... Mr. Blanton, Dixie's Lawyer
Dan Dailey ... Bill 'Billy' Pattison (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
Reginald Owen ... Max Milton
Rose Hobart ... Mrs. Carter Wardley

Phil Silvers ... Master of Ceremonies
James Berry ... A Berry Brother, Specialty Performer
Warren Berry ... A Berry Brother, Specialty Performer
Nyas Berry ... A Berry Brother, Specialty Performer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
112 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Fun Stuff

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The song "The Last Time I Saw Paris" caused a lot of controversy when it won the Oscar for Best Song, because it was not written for this movie. After Tony Martin had a hit recording in 1940, MGM bought the rights to the song for use in this movie. more
Soundtrack:
Oh ! Lady Be Good more

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More wonderful TAP by the Berry Brothers & Eleanor Powell, 4 December 2005
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Author: (randy@tapheritage.org) from United States

The fabulous tap dance and flash styling of the Berry Brothers is complimented by Eleanor Powell's beautiful tap and acrobatics. The Berry Brothers have never gotten the credit they deserved. Their artistry is something that has not been duplicated all these years later. From Tap Dance, Spins, Cane work to handsprings into splits, these men did it all! In this movie Eleanor Powell demonstrates she was one of the few women who genuinely deserved the solo spot in tap dancing. Musicals like this are sorely missed in today's entertainment. In the days this movie was produced, special effects, computer graphics couldn't take the place of talent. Truly a treasure of tap dance history. A must see for any tap enthusiast!!!

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