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Village Barn Dance (1940)

Village Barn Dance poster
Directed by
Frank McDonald
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 09m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of young people try to save their local dance hall from being shut down. They put on a show to raise money and keep the music playing.

lightheartedlivelyplayfulbouncywhimsicalupbeatcomedic

What happens

Village Barn Dance is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald, written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan, and starring Richard Cromwell, Doris Day, George Barbier, Esther Dale, Robert Baldwin and Andrew Tombes. It was released on January 30, 1940, by Republic Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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