Lady Be Good (1941)
Release Date: Sep 1, 1941 Wide
Release Date: Sep 1, 1941 Wide
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The 1924 George Gershwin stage hit Lady Be Good was brought to the screen by MGM; any resemblance (beyond the Gershwin score) to the original play is purely accidental. The MGM scriveners came up with a new story concerning married songwriters Ann Sothern and Robert Young, who can't live with each other and can't live without each other. Top billing goes to dancing star Eleanor Powell, who certainly deserves it. Red Skelton is around and about as well, inserting a few much-needed laughs. While
Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
Jack McGowan, Kay Van Riper, Ralph Spence, Herman Wouk, Vincente Minnelli
Sep 1, 1941 Wide
May 22, 1991
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Cast
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Eleanor Powell
Marilyn Marsh -
Ann Sothern
Dixie Donegan -
Robert Young
Eddie Crane -
Lionel Barrymore
Judge Murdock -
John Carroll
Buddy Crawford -
Red Skelton
Joe "Red" Willet -
Virginia O'Brien
Lull -
Tom Conway
Mr. Blanton -
Dan Dailey
Bill Pattison -
Reginald Owen
Max Milton -
Rose Hobart
Mrs. Carter Wardley -
Phil Silvers
M.C. -
Warren Berry
Berry Brother -
Connie Russell
Singer -
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Edward Gargan
Policeman -
Doris Day
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Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance! Eleanor Powell has a famous big Busby Berkley number in this one, but less famous is her brilliant dance with a dog (she trained the dog herself!), and that's nothing compared to the three Berry brothers who have a couple of numbers that are impossible to describe and almost impossible to believe. Holy COW! That's some dancin', I am telling you!
This movie obviously exists to showcase the dancers, and you know what? There's some darn good singing it it, too. There are some really great songs in this film, and the title song is only one of them.
Robert Young plays the male half of a husband/wife songwriting team who are successful at the songwriting but who are failures at the marriage part. Young as usual is adorable, but his character is clearly a jerk. Ann Sothern plays the wife. Red Skelton plays an amusing sidekick pal. Eleanor Powell plays a gal-pal.
Look, you either like this sort of thing, or you don't. This particular film isn't in all ways perfect, but it has many incredible, sensational performances in it and it deserves to be dusted off and enjoyed.