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Dancing on a Dime

Plot: Director Ted Brooks and comedians Jack Norcross, Dandy Joslyn and Phil Miller are part of a troupe of promising young players rehearsing for a WPA show at the Garrick Theater in New York and are stunned when the government withdraws their funding on the day of the show's dress rehearsal. Destitute, the troupe plans to return home when Mac, the stage doorman, offers to allow four of the men, Phil, Dandy, Jack and Ted, to use the theater for a boardinghouse
Release Date: Friday, November 1 1940
84 years ago
Genres: Drama, Music, Comedy
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Cast

Portrait of Robert PaigeRobert Paige. Robert Paige was 28 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Ted Brooks'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 02 1911 –
Died: Mon, Dec 21 1987
Portrait of Peter Lind HayesPeter Lind Hayes. Peter Lind Hayes was 25 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Dandy Joslyn'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 25 1915 –
Died: Tue, Apr 21 1998
Portrait of Eddie QuillanEddie Quillan. Eddie Quillan was 33 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Jack Norcross'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 31 1907 –
Died: Thu, Jul 19 1990
Portrait of Frank JenksFrank Jenks. Frank Jenks was 37 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Phil Miller'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 04 1902 –
Died: Sun, May 13 1962
Portrait of Grace McDonaldGrace McDonald. Grace McDonald was 22 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Lorie Fenton'.
Birthday: Sat, Jun 15 1918 –
Died: Sat, Oct 30 1999
Portrait of Virginia DaleVirginia Dale. Virginia Dale was 23 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Dolly Stewart'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 01 1917 –
Died: Mon, Oct 03 1994
Portrait of Carol AdamsCarol Adams. Carol Adams was 22 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Polly Adams'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 15 1918 –
Died: Mon, Apr 09 2012
Portrait of Lillian CornellLillian Cornell. Lillian Cornell was 24 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Doris Marlowe'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 02 1916 –
Died: Mon, May 25 2015
Portrait of William FrawleyWilliam Frawley. William Frawley was 53 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Mac'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 25 1887 –
Died: Thu, Mar 03 1966
Portrait of Charles LaneCharles Lane. Charles Lane was 35 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Freeman Taylor'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 26 1905 –
Died: Mon, Jul 09 2007
Portrait of Wanda McKayWanda McKay. Wanda McKay was 25 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Lulu'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 22 1915 –
Died: Thu, Apr 11 1996
Portrait of Arthur AylesworthArthur Aylesworth. Arthur Aylesworth was 59 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Joe Phillips'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 12 1881 –
Died: Wed, Jun 26 1946

Crew

Portrait of Joseph SantleyJoseph Santley. Joseph Santley was 50 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Director'
Birthday: Fri, Jan 10 1890 –
Died: Sun, Aug 08 1971
Portrait of Charles LangCharles Lang. Charles Lang was 38 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Thu, Mar 27 1902 –
Died: Fri, Apr 03 1998
Portrait of Maurice RapfMaurice Rapf. Maurice Rapf was >> in Dancing on a Dime as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Allen RivkinAllen Rivkin. Allen Rivkin was 36 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Fri, Nov 20 1903 –
Died: Sat, Feb 17 1990
Portrait of Anne Morrison ChapinAnne Morrison Chapin. Anne Morrison Chapin was 48 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Tue, Jan 05 1892 –
Died: Fri, Apr 07 1967
Portrait of A.M. BotsfordA.M. Botsford. A.M. Botsford was >> in Dancing on a Dime as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Doane HarrisonDoane Harrison. Doane Harrison was 46 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Editor'
Birthday: Wed, Sep 19 1894 –
Died: Mon, Nov 11 1968
Portrait of Victor YoungVictor Young. Victor Young was 40 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Original Music Composer, Songs'
Birthday: Wed, Aug 08 1900 –
Died: Sun, Nov 11 1956
Portrait of Frank LoesserFrank Loesser. Frank Loesser was 30 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Lyricist'
Birthday: Wed, Jun 29 1910 –
Died: Mon, Jul 28 1969
Portrait of Edith HeadEdith Head. Edith Head was 43 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Thu, Oct 28 1897 –
Died: Sat, Oct 24 1981
Portrait of Hans DreierHans Dreier. Hans Dreier was 55 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Fri, Aug 21 1885 –
Died: Mon, Oct 24 1966
Portrait of Jule StyneJule Styne. Jule Styne was 34 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Lyricist'
Birthday: Sun, Dec 31 1905 –
Died: Tue, Sep 20 1994
Portrait of Burton LaneBurton Lane. Burton Lane was 28 in Dancing on a Dime as 'Songs'
Birthday: Fri, Feb 02 1912 –
Died: Sun, Jan 05 1997
Portrait of Haldane DouglasHaldane Douglas. Haldane Douglas was >> in Dancing on a Dime as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday