Dancing Co-Ed

Dancing Co-Ed
Directed by	S. Sylvan Simon
Written by	Albert Mannheimer Herbert Fields (uncredited)
Based on	The Dancing Coed 1938 story in American Magazine by Albert Treynor
Produced by	Edgar Selwyn
Starring	Lana Turner Richard Carlson Artie Shaw
Cinematography	Alfred Gilks
Edited by	W. Donn Hayes
Music by	David Snell Edward Ward
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's, Inc.
Release date	September 29, 1939 (1939-09-29)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$425,000
Box office	$713,000

Dancing Co-Ed is a 1939 American romantic comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Lana Turner in the title role, Richard Carlson as an inquisitive college reporter, and bandleader Artie Shaw as himself.

Plot

When a dancer's partner becomes pregnant, a nationwide search is instituted to find a replacement from among college women. A perfect choice is found, but she is not in school, resulting in various hijinks.

Cast

• Lana Turner as Patty Marlow
• Richard Carlson as Michael "Pug" Braddock
• Artie Shaw as himself
• Ann Rutherford as Eve Greeley
• Lee Bowman as Freddy Tobin
• Thurston Hall as Henry W. Workman
• Leon Errol as Sam "Pops" Marlow
• Roscoe Karns as Joe Drews
• Mary Field as Miss Jenny May
• Walter Kingsford as President Cavendish
• Mary Beth Hughes as "Toddy" Tobin
• June Preisser as "Ticky" James
• Monty Woolley as Professor Lange
• Chester Clute as Pee Wee

Veronica Lake and Robert Walker have uncredited parts.

Box office

According to MGM records the film earned $518,000 in the US and Canada and $195,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $21,000.

External links

• Dancing Co-Ed at IMDb
• Dancing Co-Ed at the TCM Movie Database
• Dancing Co-Ed at AllMovie
• Dancing Co-Ed at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films