Author: James Warner BellahBrand: Warner ManufacturingDetails: Amazon.com Joan Crawford and Clark Gable were both in their young MGM prime when they suited up for Dancing Lady, the studio's big, shiny, silly reply to 42nd Street. Joan is a burlesque dancer (but mind you, serious artiste) when she is plucked from the ranks by a playboy, played by Franchot Tone, Crawford's future real-life hubby. Gable is the bluff, hard-driving theater director guiding a new Broadway musical that has room for one more chorus girl. Maybe. It all builds to the opening of the big show, and some utterly insane musical numbers including a Bavarian spectacle and the mind-bending "Rhythm of the Day." The saving grace in these scenes is that Fred Astaire, in his film debut, partners Joan onstage and sings a bit. The movie also has Nelson Eddy and soused one-liners from Robert Benchley, plus Ted Healy and His Stooges doing some surreal comedy. Vaudevillian Healy actually has a pretty big role here, but the Stooges (three fellows named Moe, Curly, and Larry) would go on to stardom without him. The movie may not be a great one, but it gives the sugary flavor of early-'30s MGM, and even a simple scene like a gym workout (with Gable and Crawford in especially sassy form) provides the pleasures of art deco production design and cool costumes. --Robert Horton Product Description Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, Fred Astaire and the Three Stooges star in this musical romantic comedy about two strong-willed men who will do anything to win the heart of a Dancing Lady. Down on her luck, Janie Barlow resorts to dancing in a burlesque show where she is seen by--and instantly wins the heart of--slumming millionaire playboy Tod Newton (Tone--Bombshell, The Lives of a Bengal Dancer). Before Newton can ask her out, Barlow is arrested in a police raid, but even when Newton posts her bail, Barlow refuses to live as his mistress. In an attempt to win her, Newton gets Barlow an audition with doubting Broadway producer Patch Gallagher (Academy Award winner Gable--Gone with the Wind). Not only does Barlow get the part, but she also the undying love of her producer--igniting a battle between two men who will do anything to anything to wed the woman quickly becoming the toast of New York. ]]>UPC: 012569679047EAN: 0012569679047Release Date: 20-06-2006Languages: EnglishItem Condition: UsedVeryGoodBinding: DVDPartNumber: 67904
