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Best Foot Forward 1943 Directed by Edward Buzzell

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Honey of a Musical

Bud Hooper, a cadet at Winsocki Military Academy, sends an invitation to movie star Lucille Ball to come to Winsocki's big dance. Ball's publicity-hungry agent convinces her to go in order to boost her career. Complications arise when Bud's girlfriend Helen Schlesinger unexpectedly shows up, too.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , Music
Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget $1,162,000
Revenue $2,704,000
Release Date 8 October 1943
95 mins
Cast
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball Lucille Ball
William Gaxton
William Gaxton Jack O'Riley
Virginia Weidler
Virginia Weidler Helen Schlesinger
Tommy Dix
Tommy Dix Elwood C. "Bud" Hooper
Nancy Walker
Nancy Walker Nancy - Blind Date
June Allyson
June Allyson Ethel
Kenny Bowers
Kenny Bowers Dutch Miller
Gloria DeHaven
Gloria DeHaven Minerva Fierce
Jack Jordan
Jack Jordan Harvey "Hunk" Hoyt
Chill Wills
Chill Wills Chester Short
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill Maj. Roger W. Reeber
Sara Haden
Sara Haden Miss Talbert
Donald MacBride
Donald MacBride Capt. Bradd
Bob Stebbins
Bob Stebbins Greenie
Darwood Kaye
Darwood Kaye Killer
Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum Col. Harkrider
Nana Bryant
Nana Bryant Mrs. Dalrymple
Harry James
Harry James Himself
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden Prof. Walter Morton
Isabel Randolph
Isabel Randolph Mrs. Morton
Stanley Donen
Stanley Donen Cadet
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers Prom Guest
Harry Duff
Harry Duff Cadet (uncredited)
John Allbule
John Allbule Cadet
Barbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford Chaperone at Dance
Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher Waxer
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Lulu Mae Bohrman Elderly Woman
Carl R. Botefuhr
Carl R. Botefuhr Cadet
Marguerite Campbell
Marguerite Campbell Woman
James Carlisle
James Carlisle Party Guest
Milton Chisholm
Milton Chisholm Cadet
Jack Coffey
Jack Coffey Cadet
Richard Dick
Richard Dick Cadet
Norris Durham
Norris Durham Cadet
Ward Ellis
Ward Ellis Cadet
James Ellison
James Ellison Cadet
Don Gallaher
Don Gallaher Cadet
Mac Garn
Mac Garn Cadet
Joe Geil
Joe Geil Cadet
Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon Party Guest
Bradley Hail
Bradley Hail Cadet
Ralph Hoopes
Ralph Hoopes Cadet
Fred Jenel
Fred Jenel Cadet
Sam Kamie
Sam Kamie Cadet
Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny Party Guest
Dale Lefler
Dale Lefler Cadet
Jack Lindquist
Jack Lindquist Cadet
George Lockett
George Lockett Cadet
Skip E. Lowe
Skip E. Lowe Cadet
Herb Lurie
Herb Lurie Cadet
Jack McGee
Jack McGee Cadet
Caren Marsh
Caren Marsh Dancer
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'Connor Train Conductor
James Pilcher
James Pilcher Cadet
Shirley Jean Rickert
Shirley Jean Rickert Dancer
Cal Rothenberg
Cal Rothenberg Cadet
George Rowland
George Rowland Cadet
Hugh Sheridan
Hugh Sheridan Cadet
Gil Stratton
Gil Stratton Cadet
Art Thompson
Art Thompson Elderly Man
Riley Thompson
Riley Thompson Cadet
John Treul
John Treul Cadet
Jack Wagner
Jack Wagner Cadet
Ken Wilson
Ken Wilson Cadet
Kenneth Wilson
Kenneth Wilson Cadet
Beverly Tyler
Beverly Tyler Vocalist
Crew
Director
Edward Buzzell
Edward Buzzell
Writers
Irving Brecher
Irving Brecher
Fred F. Finklehoffe
Fred F. Finklehoffe
Producer
Arthur Freed
Arthur Freed
Cinematography
Leonard Smith
Leonard Smith
Composer
Lennie Hayton
Lennie Hayton
Editor
Blanche Sewell
Blanche Sewell
Original Writer
John Cecil Holm
John Cecil Holm
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Costume Design
Gile Steele
Gile Steele
Irene
Irene
I. Miller
I. Miller
Music
Hugh Martin
Hugh Martin
Ralph Blane
Ralph Blane