Let's Dance (1950)
| Release Date | 29 November 1950 |
| Tagline | HEARTS ARE DANCING WITH JOY! (original print ad - all caps) |
| Genre | Musical, Comedy, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Romance |
| Themes | Single Parents, Actor's Life, Death of a Partner, Custody Battles |
| Tones | Light, Elegant, Sweet, Warm, Stylized |
| Tags | Custody Battle, Dance [art], Family, Love, Mother, Mother In Law, Nightclub, Performer, Romance, Show Business, Songwriter, War, Widow/widower |
Let's Dance is a 1950 musical romantic comedy film starring Betty Hutton and Fred Astaire. A war widow returns to work with her former dancing partner, but her upper class mother-in-law is aghast that her grandson is being exposed to show business and takes legal steps to gain custody.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Gregory Moffett
Richard 'Richie' Everett
Shepperd Strudwick
Timothy Bryant
Peggy Badley
Bubbles Malone
Virginia Toland
Elsie
Philip Ahlm
Policeman
Eric Alden
Captain
Eddie Baker
Policeman
Hall Bartlett
Guest
Mary Benoit
Policewoman
Paul Bradley
Guest
Delmar Costello
Cowboy
Roger Creed
Mechanic, American Soldier
Fred Datig Jr.
American Soldier
George Davis
Driver
Charles Dayton
Court Reporter
Sayre Dearing
Process server
Milton Delugg
Himself
Charles Evans
Mr. Pierce
Robert Fortier
Concessionaire, Barker
Mary Ellen Gleason
Showgirl
Marion Gray
Guest
Frank Hagney
Police Sergeant
Chuck Hamilton
Mechanic, American Soldier
Charmienne Harker
Mary
Sam Harris
Guest
Marjorie Jackson
Dancer
Jerry James
Band Leader
Eddie Johnson
Trumpet Player
Howard Joslin
Police Lieutenant
Todd Karns
Sergeant
Ethan Laidlaw
Stagehand
Paul Lees
Private
Warren Mace
Guest
Wilbur Mack
Guest, Husband
Harold Miller
Nightclub Extra
Ida Moore
Mrs. McGuire
Lyle Moraine
Stagehand
Diana Mumby
Chorine
Ottola Nesmith
Wife, Guest
Peggy O'Neill
Woman
Ralph Peters
Cab driver
Paul A. Pierce
Square dance caller
Harry Raven
American Soldier, Mechanic
Susan Scott
Showgirl
Rolfe Sedan
Jewelry clerk
Esther Somers
Nurse Gorman
Bert Stevens
Cook
Jack Trent
Cowboy, Butler
Loyal Underwood
Cowboy
Brahm Van Den Berg
Dancer
Harry Woods
Police Lieutenant
Duke York
Waiter
Fred Zendar
American Lieutenant
Director
Producer
Dane Lussier
additional dialogue
Allan Scott
writer
Maurice Zolotow
story "Little Boy Blue"
Robert Fellows
producer
Original Music
Robert Emmett Dolan
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Cinematographer
Editor
Ellsworth Hoagland
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Art Director
Roland Anderson
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Set Decorator
Sam Comer
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Ross Dowd
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Wally Westmore
makeup artist
Nellie Manley
hair stylist
Hedy Mjorud
hair stylist
Frank Thayer
makeup artist
William Woods
makeup artist
Production Manager
Richard Blaydon
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Edward Salven
assistant director
Art Department
Gene Lauritzen
construction coordinator
Sound Department
John Cope
sound recordist
Hugo Grenzbach
sound recordist
Special Effects
Farciot Edouart
process photography
Gordon Jennings
special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Bud Fraker
still photographer
Howard Kelly
gaffer
Darrell Turnmire
grip
John F. Warren
camera operator
Editorial Department
Monroe W. Burbank
color consultant: Technicolor
Music Department
Robert Emmett Dolan
musical director
Joseph J. Lilley
vocal music arranger
Troy Sanders
associate musical director
Mason Van Cleave
composer: additional music
Robert Van Eps
music arranger: dance music
Samuel Hoffman
musician: theremin
Van Cleave
orchestrator
Other Crew
Harry F. Hogan
script supervisor
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
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