Overview
Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch. Tod thinks he can get what he wants from Janie, Patch thinks Janie is using her charms rather than talent to get to the top, and Janie thinks Patch is the greatest. Steve, the stage manager, has the Three Stooges helping him manage all the show girls. Fred Astaire and Nelson Eddy make appearances as famous Broadway personalities.
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DirectorRobert Z. Leonard
WriterAllen Rivkin, P.J. Wolfson
Cast
Joan Crawford
Janie Barlow
Clark Gable
Patch Gallagher
Franchot Tone
Tod Newton
May Robson
Dolly Todhunter
Winnie Lightner
Rosette LaRue
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Robert Benchley
Ward King
Ted Healy
Steve
Art Jarrett
Art
Grant Mitchell
Jasper Bradley Sr.
Nelson Eddy
Nelson Eddy
Maynard Holmes
Jasper Bradley Jr.
Sterling Holloway
Pinky
Gloria Foy
Vivian Warner
Moe Howard
Stagehand Moe
Curly Howard
Stagehand Curly
Larry Fine
Harry
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Judge (uncredited)
Eve Arden
Marcia (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
Marcia's Agent (uncredited)
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Keywords
dancingmarriage proposaldancerbased on novel or bookstripteasemusicaltap dancinggreat depressionstage showtheater directorrevuebeautiful womanjailsingingblack and whitechoreographerpre-codemerry go roundburlesquemanhattan, new york city
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Budget
$1M
Revenue
$2M
TMDb Votes
42
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026