So You Want to Learn to Dance
| So You Want to Learn to Dance | |
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| Directed by | Richard Bare |
| Written by | Richard Bare |
| Story by | George O'Hanlon |
| Produced by | Gordon Hollingshead |
| Starring | George O'Hanlon |
| Cinematography | Sidney Hickox |
| Edited by | Rex Steele |
| Music by | William Lava |
Production company | Richard L. Bare Productions |
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Release date |
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Running time | 10 min |
So You Want to Learn to Dance is a 1953 American comedy short black and white film directed by Richard Bare.[1] It stars George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes.[2]
Synopsis[]
Joe McDoakes is invited by his boss to a swanky dance. Joe admits he can't dance and the boss gives him a lesson in the office. At the dance, Joe is a social failure and makes many mistakes while dancing with his boss' wife. Joe goes to a dancing school and becomes a big success.
Cast[]
- George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes
- Steve Carruthers as Dance Attendee
- Jesslyn Fax as Dance Instructress
- James Gonzalez as Dance Attendee
- Creighton Hale as Barber
- Jack Mower as Dance Attendee
- Emory Parnell as George Blivens - Joe's Boss
- Suzanne Ridgway as Dance Attendee
- Cosmo Sardo as Dance Attendee
- Bert L. Stevens as Dance Attendee
References[]
- ^ Drew, Bernard A. (4 December 2013). Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge. p. 174. ISBN 9781317928942.
- ^ Mavis, Paul (6 October 2009). "Warner Bros. Archive Collection: The Joe McDoakes Collection". DVD Talk. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1953 films
- American comedy films
- 1953 comedy films
- American short films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Richard L. Bare
- Films produced by Gordon Hollingshead
- Films scored by William Lava
- Warner Bros. short films
- American films