Best Foot Forward (1943)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Honey of a Musical
Bud Hooper, a cadet at Winsocki Military Academy, sends an invitation to movie star Lucille Ball to come to Winsocki's big dance. Ball's publicity-hungry agent convinces her to go in order to boost her career. Complications arise when Bud's girlfriend Helen Schlesinger unexpectedly shows up, too.
- Date of release
- 1943-10-08
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Director
- Edward Buzzell
Casting
- Lucille Ball — Lucille Ball
- William Gaxton — Jack O'Riley
- Virginia Weidler — Helen Schlesinger
- Tommy Dix — Elwood C. "Bud" Hooper
- Nancy Walker — Nancy - Blind Date
- June Allyson — Ethel
- Kenny Bowers — Dutch Miller
- Gloria DeHaven — Minerva Fierce
- Jack Jordan — Harvey "Hunk" Hoyt
- Chill Wills — Chester Short
- Henry O'Neill — Maj. Roger W. Reeber
- Sara Haden — Miss Talbert
Interesting facts
Best Foot Forward is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell, based on the 1941 Broadway musical by John Cecil Holm. The film stars Lucille Ball, William Gaxton, Virginia Weidler, Tommy Dix, Nancy Walker, June Allyson, Kenny Bowers, Gloria DeHaven, and Jack Jordan.
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