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Dancing on a Dime (1940)

Dancing on a Dime poster
Directed by
Joseph Santley
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Five actors and dancers live in a theater while they try to put on a show. The film follows their efforts and relationships as they work together.

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What happens

Dancing on a Dime is a 1940 Paramount Pictures film directed by Joseph Santley about five actors and dancers putting on a show while living in a theatre. It is adapted from a novel of the same name written by Dorothy Young, which itself is based loosely on her own life. It starred Robert Paige, Peter Lind Hayes, Eddie Quillan, Frank Jenks, and Grace McDonald. It is known for its song, I Hear Music. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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