Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch. Tod thinks he can get what he wants from Janie, Patch thinks Janie is using her charms rather than talent to get to the top, and Janie thinks Patch is the greatest. Steve, the stage manager, has the Three Stooges helping him manage all the show girls. Fred Astaire and Nelson Eddy make appearances as famous Broadway personalities.
Dancing Lady has generally received positive reviews.
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By Michael E. Grost (280) for Classic Film and Television (280) on 01 Oct 2014
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Dancing Lady was released in 1933 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 37 reviews, giving Dancing Lady (1933) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 77% and users giving an average score of 80%.
With a score of 68%, Dancing Lady is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1933, which stands at 61%.
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