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      Dancing Co-ed

      Released Sep 29, 1939 1 hr. 24 min. Musical Comedy List
      Reviews 50% 100+ Ratings Audience Score After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman (Thurston Hall) and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dance contest to find a new star. To ensure they get a good winner, the men plant a real dancer, Patty Marlow (Lana Turner), at the college, having secretary Eve (Ann Rutherford) take the entrance exams for her. On campus, Patty gets involved with newspaper editor Pug Braddock (Richard Carlson) to investigate the contest's legitimacy. Read More Read Less

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      Tom M It turns out that not only is 18 year old Lana Turner beautiful and she can act ... but she can dance too ! Although she rarely dances in future roles, this movie serves as her introduction to Hollywood stardom. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/06/20 Full Review Audience Member Oddball MGM film features Lana Turner (who dances a little) & Artie Shaw (who plays a little) in a musical comedy with very little music and not much comedy. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member ok musical with a 19 yr old lana turner Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Read the title and you know what to expect! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Outdated formulaic musical comedy. Rated: C+ Feb 7, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman (Thurston Hall) and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dance contest to find a new star. To ensure they get a good winner, the men plant a real dancer, Patty Marlow (Lana Turner), at the college, having secretary Eve (Ann Rutherford) take the entrance exams for her. On campus, Patty gets involved with newspaper editor Pug Braddock (Richard Carlson) to investigate the contest's legitimacy.
      Director
      S. Sylvan Simon
      Screenwriter
      Albert Mannheimer
      Distributor
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Genre
      Musical, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 29, 1939, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jul 6, 2010