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Best Foot Forward is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Edward Buzzell released in USA on 8 october 1943 with Lucille Ball

Best Foot Forward (1943)

Best Foot Forward
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Released in USA 8 october 1943
Length 1h34
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Musical,    Romance
Rating63% 3.1977053.1977053.1977053.1977053.197705

Best Foot Forward is a 1943 American musical film adapted from the 1941 Broadway musical comedy of the same title. The film was released by MGM, directed by Edward Buzzell, and starred Lucille Ball, William Gaxton, Virginia Weidler, Chill Wills, June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, and Nancy Walker.

The actors did their own singing, except for Lucille Ball, whose singing was dubbed by Gloria Grafton, Virginia Weidler, whose singing was dubbed by Louanne Hogan, and Jack Jordan, whose singing was dubbed by Ralph Blane.

Synopsis

The story centers around Lucille Ball who plays herself against the backdrop of a military academy full of frisky boys. Ball is the reluctant guest of a diminutive cadet, Bud Hooper (Tommy Dix), who wrote her a "mash note" and invitation to be his date at a school prom.

Actors

Lucille Ball

(Lucille Ball)William Gaxton

(Jack O'Riley)Virginia Weidler

(Helen Schlesinger)Nancy Walker

(Nancy - Blind Date)June Allyson

(Ethel)
And :
Chill Wills
Gloria DeHaven
Henry O'Neill
Sara Haden
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