Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward
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1943
1h 35m
6.0(4 votes)
Comedy
Music

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.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast & Crew

66 members
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Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball
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William Gaxton

Jack O'Riley

William Gaxton
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Virginia Weidler

Helen Schlesinger

Virginia Weidler
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Tommy Dix

Elwood C. "Bud" Hooper

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Nancy Walker

Nancy - Blind Date

Nancy Walker
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June Allyson

Ethel

June Allyson
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Kenny Bowers

Dutch Miller

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Gloria DeHaven

Minerva Fierce

Gloria DeHaven
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Jack Jordan

Harvey "Hunk" Hoyt

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Chill Wills

Chester Short

Chill Wills
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Henry O'Neill

Maj. Roger W. Reeber

Henry O'Neill
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Sara Haden

Miss Talbert

Sara Haden
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Donald MacBride

Capt. Bradd

Donald MacBride
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Bob Stebbins

Greenie

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Darwood Kaye

Killer

Darwood Kaye
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Morris Ankrum

Col. Harkrider

Morris Ankrum
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Nana Bryant

Mrs. Dalrymple

Nana Bryant
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Harry James

Himself

Harry James
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Harry Hayden

Prof. Walter Morton

Harry Hayden
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Isabel Randolph

Mrs. Morton

Isabel Randolph
Directing

Stanley Donen

Cadet

Stanley Donen
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Bess Flowers

Prom Guest

Bess Flowers
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Harry Duff

Cadet (uncredited)

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John Allbule

Cadet

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Barbara Bedford

Chaperone at Dance

Barbara Bedford
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Billy Bletcher

Waxer

Billy Bletcher
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Lulu Mae Bohrman

Elderly Woman

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Carl R. Botefuhr

Cadet

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Marguerite Campbell

Woman

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James Carlisle

Party Guest

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Milton Chisholm

Cadet

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Jack Coffey

Cadet

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Richard Dick

Cadet

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Norris Durham

Cadet

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Ward Ellis

Cadet

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James Ellison

Cadet

James Ellison
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Don Gallaher

Cadet

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Mac Garn

Cadet

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Joe Geil

Cadet

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Dick Gordon

Party Guest

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Bradley Hail

Cadet

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Ralph Hoopes

Cadet

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Fred Jenel

Cadet

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Sam Kamie

Cadet

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Colin Kenny

Party Guest

Colin Kenny
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Dale Lefler

Cadet

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Jack Lindquist

Cadet

Jack Lindquist
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George Lockett

Cadet

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Skip E. Lowe

Cadet

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Herb Lurie

Cadet

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Jack McGee

Cadet

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Caren Marsh

Dancer

Caren Marsh
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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Train Conductor

Robert Emmett O'Connor
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James Pilcher

Cadet

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Shirley Jean Rickert

Dancer

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Cal Rothenberg

Cadet

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George Rowland

Cadet

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Hugh Sheridan

Cadet

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Gil Stratton

Cadet

Gil Stratton
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Art Thompson

Elderly Man

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Riley Thompson

Cadet

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John Treul

Cadet

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Jack Wagner

Cadet

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Ken Wilson

Cadet

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Kenneth Wilson

Cadet

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Beverly Tyler

Vocalist

Beverly Tyler

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