Dancing Co-Ed

Dancing Co-Ed
Directed byS. Sylvan Simon
Written byAlbert Mannheimer
Herbert Fields (uncredited)
Based onThe Dancing Coed
1938 story in American Magazine
by Albert Treynor
Produced byEdgar Selwyn
StarringLana Turner
Richard Carlson
Artie Shaw
CinematographyAlfred Gilks
Edited byW. Donn Hayes
Music byDavid Snell
Edward Ward
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's, Inc.
Release date
  • September 29, 1939 (1939-09-29)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$425,000[1]
Box office$713,000[1]

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

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.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
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