Dancing Lady
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Joan Crawford, May Robson, Winnie Lightner Director: Robert Z. Leonard Brand: MGM Cinematographer: Oliver T. Marsh Editor: Margaret Booth Producer: David O. Selznick Writer: James Warner Bellah DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 92 minutes DVD Release Date: 2006-06-20 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
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Movie Reviews of Dancing Lady
Movie Review: All singing, all dancing, all hokum!
Summary: 4 Stars
Clark Gable may have been the right star at the wrong studio - just think what Warner Bros. could have done with him in the Thirties - but he still had enough star quality to overcome even the most dubious casting. Take Dancing Lady, MGM's take on Warners' backstage Busby Berkeley musicals. It's a terrific movie put together with no expense spared, but somehow Gable isn't the first name that springs to mind when you think of a musical director putting on a Broadway revue. But then Joan Crawford isn't the first name you'd think of for a downtown gal going from Burlesque to Broadway and exhibiting the singing ability of Lee Marvin and the dancing skills of a fugitive from a chain gang (there's a difference between dancing and just knowing the steps).
All clichés are present and correct, from Joan replacing an `untalented' star who can dance her off the screen to the chorus girls with great faces but horrendous voices. Somehow it doesn't matter: it's too much fun and too ridiculous for that, especially in the absurdly overproduced musical finale which would need a theatre the size of Times Square to stage (great lyrics too: "Here in Bavaria/We'll take good care of ya"). Franchot Tone provides the romantic rivalry, Fred Astaire the only discernible dancing ability. Far more enjoyable than it has any right to be.
There are a few minor print glitches in the first half hour, but otherwise this is a pretty good restoration.