Best Foot Forward (1943)

Directed by

Edward Buzzell

Genre

musical film, musical comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of young performers put on a musical show at a military academy. The movie follows their antics and romantic mix-ups during the production.

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What happens

Best Foot Forward is a 1943 American musical film adapted from the 1941 Broadway musical comedy of the same title. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Edward Buzzell, and starred Lucille Ball, William Gaxton, Virginia Weidler, Tommy Dix, Chill Wills, June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, and Nancy Walker. The actors did their own singing, except for Lucille Ball, whose singing was dubbed by Gloria Grafton; Virginia Weidler, whose singing was dubbed by Jeanne Darrell; and Jack Jordan, whose singing was dubbed by Ralph Blane. Weidler, then 16 years old, retired from acting after this film was made, making Best Foot Forward her final screen appearance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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