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Judy O'Brien (Maureen O'Hara) is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles (Lucille Ball), a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.

Heartbreak Behind Gayety of a Girly-Girl Show!

Genres: Comedy, Music, Romance

Starring: Maureen O'Hara, Lucille Ball, Louis Hayward

Released: August 30, 1940

Runtime: 90.0

Popularity Rating: 0.524

RKO Radio Pictures

United States of America

Judy O'Brien Maureen O'Hara
Bubbles Lucille Ball
Jimmy Harris Louis Hayward
Elinor Harris Virginia Field
Madame Lydia Basilova Maria Ouspenskaya
Steve Adams Ralph Bellamy
Sally Mary Carlisle
Miss Olmstead Katharine Alexander
Dwarfie Humblewinger Edward Brophy
Judge Walter Abel
Hoboken Gent Harold Huber
Bailey #1 Ernest Truex
Bailey #2 Chester Clute
Dolly Lorraine Krueger
Daisy Lola Jensen
Mrs. Simpson Emma Dunn
Puss in Boots Sidney Blackmer
The Ballerina Vivien Fay
Caesar Ludwig Stossel
Fitch Erno Verebes
Plainclothesman at Palais Royale Stanley Blystone
Policeman at Palais Royale Wade Boteler
Burlesk House Spectator Buster Brodie
Burlesk House Spectator Ralph Brooks
Reporter Calling Elinor Paul E. Burns
Court Clerk Leo Cleary
Claude - Harris' Valet Clyde Cook
Reporter in Hallway Ray Cooke
Gino - Club Ferdinand Waiter Gino Corrado
Night Court Bailiff Kernan Cripps
Nightclub Patron Jay Eaton
Nightclub Patron Bess Flowers
Chinese Waiter Paul Fung
Nightclub Patron Sam Harris
Reporter at Taxi Lew Harvey
Grumpy Man in Elevator Lew Hicks
Photographer in Hallway Donald Kerr
Reporter at Taxi Milton Kibbee
Nanette - Elinor's Maid Jeanne Lafayette
Burlesk House Spectator Mike Lally
Otto - the Fat Man Robert McKenzie
Headwaiter Tony Merlo
Man Booing Judy Frank Mills
Jimmy's Friend in Nightclub Bert Moorhouse
Night Court Guard Pat Moriarty
Policeman Philip Morris
Dissaproving Theatre Patron Barry Norton
Burlesk House Spectator William J. O'Brien
Plainclothesman at Palais Royale Robert Emmet O'Connor
Patron of Palais Royale Jack O'Shea
Plainclothesman at Palais Royale Lee Phelps
Reporter Paul Phillips
Headwaiter Paul Renay
Palais Royale Manager Dewey Robinson
Taxi Driver Ralph Sanford
Dimples Ruth Seeley
Policeman Lee Shumway
Elevator Passenger Bert Stevens
Night Court Spectator Harry Tenbrook
Bailey Brothers' Barker Harry Tyler
Bailey Brothers' Stage Manager Lee 'Lasses' White
Mary Thelma Woodruff
Jane Marjorie Woodworth

Art — Art Direction: Van Nest Polglase
Art — Set Decoration: Darrell Silvera
Camera — Director of Photography: Russell Metty
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Edward Stevenson
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Mel Berns
Directing — Director: Dorothy Arzner
Editing — Editor: Robert Wise
Production — Producer: Erich Pommer
Writing — Screenplay: Frank Davis
Writing — Screenplay: Tess Slesinger
Writing — Story: Vicki Baum