Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward

1943/10/08 • $1,162,000 • Released • English

Comedy
Music
6.0
1h 35m

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Honey of a Musical

Overview

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.

Director : Edward Buzzell

Casts
Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

William Gaxton

William Gaxton

Jack O'Riley

Virginia Weidler

Virginia Weidler

Helen Schlesinger

Tommy Dix

Elwood C. "Bud" Hooper

Nancy Walker

Nancy Walker

Nancy - Blind Date

June Allyson

June Allyson

Ethel

Kenny Bowers

Dutch Miller

Gloria DeHaven

Gloria DeHaven

Minerva Fierce

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

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

Cadet (uncredited)

John Allbule

Cadet

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Chaperone at Dance

Billy Bletcher

Billy Bletcher

Waxer

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Elderly Woman

Carl R. Botefuhr

Cadet

Marguerite Campbell

Woman

James Carlisle

Party Guest

Milton Chisholm

Cadet

Jack Coffey

Cadet

Richard Dick

Cadet

Norris Durham

Cadet

Ward Ellis

Cadet

James Ellison

James Ellison

Cadet

Don Gallaher

Cadet

Mac Garn

Cadet

Joe Geil

Cadet

Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Party Guest

Bradley Hail

Cadet

Ralph Hoopes

Cadet

Fred Jenel

Cadet

Sam Kamie

Cadet

Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

Party Guest

Dale Lefler

Cadet

Jack Lindquist

Jack Lindquist

Cadet

George Lockett

Cadet

Skip E. Lowe

Cadet

Herb Lurie

Cadet

Jack McGee

Cadet

Caren Marsh

Caren Marsh

Dancer

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Train Conductor

James Pilcher

Cadet

Shirley Jean Rickert

Shirley Jean Rickert

Dancer

Cal Rothenberg

Cadet

George Rowland

Cadet

Hugh Sheridan

Cadet

Gil Stratton

Gil Stratton

Cadet

Art Thompson

Elderly Man

Riley Thompson

Cadet

John Treul

Cadet

Jack Wagner

Cadet

Ken Wilson

Cadet

Kenneth Wilson

Cadet

Beverly Tyler

Beverly Tyler

Vocalist

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