Dancing on a Dime
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| Directed by | Joseph Santley |
| Written by | Maurice Rapf Anne Morrison Chapin Allen Rivkin |
| Produced by | A.M. Botsford |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
| Music by | Victor Young |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dancing on a Dime is a 1940 Paramount Pictures film 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.[1] It starred Robert Paige, Peter Lind Hayes, Eddie Quillan, Frank Jenks, and Grace McDonald. It is known for its song, I Hear Music.
Plot
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- "Dancing on a Dime", music by Burton Lane, lyrics by Frank Loesser, sung by Grace McDonald and Robert Paige (neither credited)
- "Debutante Number One", music by Victor Young, lyrics by Frank Loesser
- "I Hear Music", music by Burton Lane, lyrics by Frank Loesser, sung by Robert Paige, Peter Lind Hayes, Frank Jenks and Eddie Quillan (none credited)
- "Mañana", music by Burton Lane, lyrics by Frank Loesser
- "Lovable Sort of Person", music by Victor Young, lyrics by Frank Loesser
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary: Dorothy Young". The Telegraph. 22 Mar 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Dancing on a Dime Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
External links
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Categories:
- 1940 films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Joseph Santley
- American musical films
- 1940 musical films
- Paramount Pictures films
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s American films
- Films with screenplays by Maurice Rapf
- Films with songs by Burton Lane
- English-language musical films
- Musical film stubs