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Lady Be Good

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On the witness stand during her divorce hearing, songwriter Dixie Donegan (Ann Sothern) tells sympathetic Judge Murdock (Lionel Barrymore) all about the ups and downs of her marriage to her musical partner Eddie Crane (Robert Young). Flashbacks chart the course of the couple's rocky marriage while showcasing song and dance numbers featuring their friends Marilyn Marsh (Eleanor Powell), Joe Willet (Red Skelton) and the legendary tap-dance trio the Berry Brothers.
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Steve D Not good. Not good at all. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Eleanor Powell's dancing is classic! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member The best movie song ever sung: The Last Time I Saw Paris! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Snappy MGM musical uses the title song from the famous Gershwin Broadway musical and little else except "Fascinating Rhythm," which becomes a monstrous Busby Berkeley-directed production number for Eleanor Powell; Ann Sothern sings the Oscar-winning Kern-Hammerstein song "The Last Time I Saw Paris." Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member go go musical not my bag though Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Charming, fluffy musical with good music and sprightly performances. That Eleanor Powell sure could dance. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Norman Z. McLeod

Director

Eleanor Powell

Marilyn Marsh

Ann Sothern

Dixie Donegan Crane

Robert Young

Edward "Eddie" Crane

Lionel Barrymore

Judge Murdock

John Carroll

Buddy Crawford
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Synopsis On the witness stand during her divorce hearing, songwriter Dixie Donegan (Ann Sothern) tells sympathetic Judge Murdock (Lionel Barrymore) all about the ups and downs of her marriage to her musical partner Eddie Crane (Robert Young). Flashbacks chart the course of the couple's rocky marriage while showcasing song and dance numbers featuring their friends Marilyn Marsh (Eleanor Powell), Joe Willet (Red Skelton) and the legendary tap-dance trio the Berry Brothers.
Director
Norman Z. McLeod
Producer
Arthur Freed
Screenwriter
Jack McGowan, Kay Van Riper, John McClain
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 1, 1941, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 51m
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