Soooooo many big, fun, hollywood names in this one. Lucy, Maureen Ohara, Ralph Bellamy. Ed Brophy, Sydney Blackmer. Lucy and the girls are working in a dance hall gambling house, which gets raided. one of the earlier, more risqué roles for Lucy. This was ten years before she and hubby Desi did I Love Lucy! and she even does the Hula in this one. The dance director in the show is played by Maria Ouspenskaya, who always played older, wiser, stately woman. Check out her role in "the rains came". great stuff. Lucy really shines in the lead role here. and of course, she and Desi would go on to buy the whole damn studio. Great Stuff. i really recommend this one, if only for historical value. one of the more serious roles for Lucille Ball. A show within a show. climbing the ladder of success. Lots of references to Tiger Lilly... which Woody Allen would parody later on. Bellamy has a pretty minor role in this one, but would receive a Lifetime achievement oscar for his various roles in pictures. Dorothy Arzner stepped in to direct when the original director bailed out. Arzner has a great story on wikipedia... you gotta check it out! really good stuff.
Review of Dance, Girl, Dance
