We Were Dancing (1942)
The hilarious story of two lovable chiselers.
A penniless former princess weds an equally cash-strapped baron, so they support themselves by becoming houseguests at the homes of wealthy American socialites.
- Date of release
- 1942-04-30
- TMDB
- 4.3 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Robert Z. Leonard
Casting
- Norma Shearer — Victoria Anastasia Wilomirska
- Melvyn Douglas — Nicholas Prax
- Gail Patrick — Linda Wayne
- Lee Bowman — Hubert Tyler
- Marjorie Main — Judge Hawkes
- Reginald Owen — Maj. Tyler-Blane
- Heather Thatcher — Mrs. Tyler-Blane
- Alan Mowbray — Grand Duke Basil
- Florence Bates — Mrs. Elsa Vanderlip
- Connie Gilchrist — Olive Ransome
- Nella Walker — Mrs. Janet Bentley
- Norma Varden — Mrs. Bryce-Carew
Interesting facts
We Were Dancing is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard, written by Claudine West, Hans Rameau and George Froeschel, and starring Norma Shearer and Melvyn Douglas. It is based loosely on Noël Coward's 1935 play of the same name, together with ideas from Ways and Means, another play in Coward's Tonight at 8.30 play cycle, and Coward's Private Lives.
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