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Dancing Co-Ed (1939)

Dancing Co-Ed poster
Directed by
S. Sylvan Simon
Genre
romantic comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A film producer scrambles to find a new star for his movie when his lead actress quits after revealing she is pregnant. He decides to stage a dance contest at a college to discover fresh talent. A young woman enters the competition and gets caught up in the producer's scheme.

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What happens

Dancing Co-Ed (released as Every Other Inch a Lady in the United Kingdom) is a 1939 American screwball comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Lana Turner, Richard Carlson, and Artie Shaw. The plot involves a college dance contest staged by a film producer whose lead star has unexpectedly dropped out of his film upon discovering she was pregnant. The film marked Turner's first starring role, and features early uncredited appearances from Veronica Lake, Dick Winslow, and Robert Walker. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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