Dancing Feet

1936
Approved
1h 10m

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Sonny Lamont, Ben Lyon, Joan Marsh, and Edward J. Nugent in Dancing Feet (1936)

Peyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a very dull young man, at a sedate party given for her by her multi-millionaire grandfather Silas P. Jones (Purnell Pratt.) Judy ... Read allPeyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a very dull young man, at a sedate party given for her by her multi-millionaire grandfather Silas P. Jones (Purnell Pratt.) Judy refuses to accompany Peyton on a slumming trip to a cheap dance hall, and Peyton dances wi... Read allPeyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a very dull young man, at a sedate party given for her by her multi-millionaire grandfather Silas P. Jones (Purnell Pratt.) Judy refuses to accompany Peyton on a slumming trip to a cheap dance hall, and Peyton dances with several of the dowagers and tells them that Silas is practically dying of scarlet fever... Read all

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6.7/10

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Trivia
Two nitrate prints of this film survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and neither one is listed for preservation.

Connections
Remade as Melody and Moonlight (1940)

Soundtracks
Dancing Feet
(uncredited)
Music by Sam H. Stept
Lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell
Danced by Joan Marsh and Edward J. Nugent (the instructors),
Kathryn Dale,
Nick Condos (the chef),
Jackie Morrow and Jane Slater (juveniles),
Fanchon and Sonny Lamont (eccentric dancers),
and two other couples.

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4/10

Two stubborn fools

"Dancing Feet" is a pleasant enough film, but it's also one that clearly is a cheap B-movie...with a cheap B plot.

The story involves Judy (Joan Marsh) and her rich grandfather, Silas Jones. They both are incredibly stubborn folks....and because of that they spend most of the movie butting heads. During one of their fights, she runs off to marry a man her grandfather hates...which is headstrong and stupid. Fortunately, the guy isn't as dumb as Judy and refuses to marry her...at least for now. However, soon she meets another guy. Jimmy, unlike the rest of them, is a poor shnook and he has no idea Judy is rich and offers to help her with a job. Soon, it becomes obvious that Judy has practically forgotten the first guy and is now smitten with Jimmy. But what will Grandpa think of this new guy?

So much of this film is silly....not just the relationship between Judy and her grandfather. In particular, Jimmy's big idea is to teach tap dancing...on the radio! Teaching such a visual form of art that way is silly...and even sillier when suddenly you see a montage of folks who listen to the radio show and then are dancing as if they are trying out for an Astaire-Rogers film! Utter nonsense...but enjoyable.