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We Were Dancing
Production: September 29, 1941 - November 26, 1941; Premiere: Mid January, 1942; Released: April 30, 1942; Production/Distribution Companies: Metro Goldwyn Mayer/Loew's Inc.; Runtime: 95 min; Country: USA; Language: English; Color: Black and White; Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System); Not Available on VHS or DVD;
Cast: Norma Shearer as Vicki Wilomirska; Melvyn Douglas as Nicki Prax; Gail Patrick as Linda Wayne; Lee Bowman as Hubert Tyler; Marjorie Main as Judge Sidney Hawkes; Reginald Owen as Major Tyler-Blane; Alan Mowbray as Grand Duke Basil; Florence Bates as Mrs. Vanderlip; Heather Thatcher as Mrs. Tyler-Blane; Connie Gilchrist as Olive Ransome; Nella Walker as Mrs. Bentley; Florence Shirley as Mrs. Charteris; Russell Hicks as Mr. Bryce-Carew; Norma Varden as Mrs. Bryce-Carew;
Production Credits:
Produced by: Robert Z. Leonard, Orville O. Dull;
Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard;
Writers: Claudine West, Hans Rameau, George Froeschel;
Gowns by: unknown;
Editing: George Boemler;
Music: Bronislau Kaper;
Reviews:
Photoplay, April, 1942: "Too utterly utter, and all that sort of rot, my deah."
Time, March 23, 1942: "Tailor made for Miss Shearer, who has been off the screen for a year. 'Dancing' is a costly, embarrassing picture, whose mood and manners are both dated and false."
Notes/Trivia:
-Based on the Noel Coward play, "Tonight at 8:30"
-Ava Gardner has a bit part in this movie, which was also her first appearance onscreen.
-Rushed into production since there were no Norma Shearer films in 1941. MGM had anticipated big box office since comedy was highly successful, unfortunately, they were wrong for this picture.
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