Vaudeville performers, Dailey and Grable, have marital difficulties when he hits the "Big Time", which are compounded by his drinking problem.Vaudeville performers, Dailey and Grable, have marital difficulties when he hits the "Big Time", which are compounded by his drinking problem.Vaudeville performers, Dailey and Grable, have marital difficulties when he hits the "Big Time", which are compounded by his drinking problem.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 nominations total
Louise Allen
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Maxine Ardell
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Babb
- Specialty Dancer
- (uncredited)
Betty Jane Barton
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Pati Behrs
- Woman in Box
- (uncredited)
Sam Bernard
- Process Server
- (uncredited)
Lela Bliss
- Woman
- (uncredited)
Harry Carter
- Man in Box
- (uncredited)
Edward Clark
- Box-Office Clerk
- (uncredited)
Joanna Dale
- Chorus Girl
- (uncredited)
Grace Davies
- Dancert
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDan Dailey's Best Actor Oscar nomination marked a career high-point, though his portrayal of 'Skid' Johnson never stood a chance opposite Laurence Olivier's loftier central performance in the same year's Hamlet (1948). This illustrates the sometimes ludicrous range of nominations in the acting categories during Hollywood's golden era, the result of a far wider spectrum of genres represented. A similar disparity had emerged three years earlier when Gene Kelly's lighthearted performance in the musical Anchors Aweigh (1945) was improbably pitted against Ray Milland's histrionic performance as a desperate alcoholic in The Lost Weekend (1945).
- Quotes
'Skid' Johnson: Here's to you babe. One man's loss is another man's gain.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Biography: Betty Grable: Behind the Pin-up (1995)
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Contains a good Dan Dailey performance
I saw this movie several times on television back in the 1970s, so my comments come from a rather distant memory. This film was typical of 20th Century Fox's output of Betty Grable films during the mid to late 1940s. A remake of Paramount's and Hal Skelly's DANCE OF LIFE (1929) and a further remake by Paramount in 1937 called SWING HIGH, SWING LOW starring Carole Lombard, the story is all about an alcoholic burlesque performer, played by Dan Dailey, who brings down not only himself but also his wife, played by Grable. Jack Oakie, June Haver, James Gleason, and Richard Arlen (!) are also in it. The most vivid memory I have of the film is Dan Dailey's Oscar nominated performance. I remember being impressed by him and finding him both believable and sympathetic. His performance lifts the film above the average Betty Grable nostalgia vehicle. The two stars were always good together, even though the material was usually recycled and mundane, sometimes wallowing in nostalgia and overproduction. Most feel Dailey's nomination for the Oscar a travesty: he took the place that many feel belonged to Humphrey Bogart in TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE. Bogart certainly deserved recognition for his work in that film, but Dailey's work here also warrants mention.
Directed by Walter Lang (of course), it's based on the play BURLESQUE.
Directed by Walter Lang (of course), it's based on the play BURLESQUE.
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- creightonhale
- Oct 8, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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