We Were Dancing (1942)

Directed by

Robert Z. Leonard

Genre

romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

4.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A charming couple dodges their wealthy families' disapproval as they begin a whirlwind romance. They scheme to stay together despite the social pressures around them.

light-heartedromanticwhimsicalsophisticatedfunnynostalgicplayful

What happens

We Were Dancing is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard, written by Claudine West, Hans Rameau and George Froeschel, and starring Norma Shearer and Melvyn Douglas. It is based loosely on Noël Coward's 1935 play of the same name, together with ideas from Ways and Means, another play in Coward's Tonight at 8.30 play cycle, and Coward's Private Lives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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