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Dancing on a Dime is a 1940 Paramount Pictures movie directed by Joseph Santley about five actors and dancers putting on a show while living in a theatre. It is adapted from a novel of the same name written by Dorothy Young, which itself is based loosely on her own life. It starred Robert Paige, Peter Lind Hayes, Eddie Quillan, Frank Jenks, and Grace McDonald. It is known for its song, I Hear Music.
Original Release
11/01/1940
US Release
11/01/1940
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Grace McDonald | Lorie Fenton |
| Robert Paige | Ted Brooks |
| Virginia Dale | Dolly Stewart |
| Peter Lind Hayes | Dandy Joslyn |
| Lillian Cornell | Doris Marlowe |
| William Frawley | Mac |
| Eddie Quillan | Jack Norcross |
| Frank Jenks | Phil Miller |
| Carol Adams | Polly Adams |
| John Gallaudet | Frank Hurd |
Directors
Writers
Maurice Rapf, Anne Morrison Chapin, Allen Rivkin, Jan Lustig, Max Kolpé
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Grace McDonald | Lorie Fenton |
| Robert Paige | Ted Brooks |
| Virginia Dale | Dolly Stewart |
| Peter Lind Hayes | Dandy Joslyn |
| Lillian Cornell | Doris Marlowe |
| William Frawley | Mac |
| Eddie Quillan | Jack Norcross |
| Frank Jenks | Phil Miller |
| Carol Adams | Polly Adams |
| John Gallaudet | Frank Hurd |
| Phillip Terry | Brent Martin |
| George Meader | L.L. Bancroft |
| Charles Lane | Freeman Taylor |
| Arthur Aylesworth | Joe Phillips |
| Wanda McKay | Lulu |
| Fay Helm | Miss Greenfield |
| Tom Collins | Sammy Brooke |
| A.S. 'Pop' Byron | Night Watchman |
| Russ Coller | Usher |
| Helen Dickson | Fitter |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| A.M. Botsford | Producer |
