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Dames (1934)
Director: Ray Enright
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From Time Out Film Guide
A predictable puttin'-on-a-show plot is basically a superfluous framework for some bright comic acting from the likes of Blondell and Pitts, and for typically ornamental musical scenes staged by Berkeley, with dozens of girls waving their legs around while lying on their backs (and they call that dancing?).Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, ZaSu Pitts, Hugh Herbert, Guy Kibbee full cast
Genre(s): Musicals
Duration: 90 mins
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