Watch Best Foot Forward (1943) Official Trailer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Honey of a Musical
6.8 / 10 IMDb October 8, 1943 1h 35m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 35m
Release Date
October 8, 1943
Genre
Comedy, Music
Status
Released
Budget
$1,162,000
Revenue
$2,704,000
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Lucille Ball
as Lucille Ball
William Gaxton
as Jack O'Riley
Virginia Weidler
as Helen Schlesinger
No photo
Tommy Dix
as Elwood C. "Bud" Hooper
Nancy Walker
as Nancy - Blind Date
June Allyson
as Ethel
Kenny Bowers
as Dutch Miller
Gloria DeHaven
as Minerva Fierce
No photo
Jack Jordan
as Harvey "Hunk" Hoyt
Chill Wills
as Chester Short
Henry O'Neill
as Maj. Roger W. Reeber
Sara Haden
as Miss Talbert
Donald MacBride
as Capt. Bradd
No photo
Bob Stebbins
as Greenie
Darwood Kaye
as Killer
Morris Ankrum
as Col. Harkrider
Nana Bryant
as Mrs. Dalrymple
Harry James
as Himself
Harry Hayden
as Prof. Walter Morton
Isabel Randolph
as Mrs. Morton
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerBest Foot Forward Official Trailer 1943
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