Dime a Dance (1937)

6.0/10 • 18 min • Comedy

Overview

June Allyson is a cashier in a dance hall and her friend Imogene Coca wants to get a job there as a dance hostess. June advises her she needs to first make herself attractive to men,and gives her a book on the subject. But Imogene, by mistake, picks up the wrong book and reads one on the art of jiu-jitsu. Imogene's first customer is a bashful sailor who gets turned every which way but loose. Hank Henry also appears as a sailor. All four performers had better things ahead of them although,in the case of comedian Hank Henry, not by much.

Cast

Imogene Coca

Danny Kaye

June Allyson

Barry Sullivan

Johnny Johnson

Orchestra Leader

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