Lucille Ball accepts a cadet's invitation to a military academy's senior prom in order to boost her career.Lucille Ball accepts a cadet's invitation to a military academy's senior prom in order to boost her career.Lucille Ball accepts a cadet's invitation to a military academy's senior prom in order to boost her career.
Bob Stebbins
- Greenie
- (as Bobby Stebbins)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLana Turner was going to star in this movie but once she discovered she was pregnant Lucille Ball was given her role.
- GoofsJune Allyson is credited onscreen as Minerva and Gloria DeHaven as Ethel. However, Allyson is called Ethel and DeHaven is called Minerva and 'Min' in the film.
- Quotes
Lucille Ball: [as she steps off the train at Winsocki, encounteirng nobody but a barking dog] My public!
- Alternate versionsThe DVD release of the movie includes a 4 minute Overture and a 2 minute Exit Music.
- ConnectionsFeatured in That's Entertainment! III (1994)
- SoundtracksBuckle Down, Winsocki
(1941)
Music and Lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
Performed by the MGM Studio Orchestra and chorus during the opening credits
Reprised at the prom
Reprised at the graduation in the finale, and performed by Tommy Dix and chorus
Featured review
I really did enjoy seeing 1943's Best Foot Forward (BFF) again , after more than 50 years. I note that a couple of other reviewers have commented that they most enjoyed the film, as did I, for the song Buckle Down, Winsocki, as sung by Tommy Dix, and wondered what ever became of "military cadet" Tommy Dix, real life and career-wise. Young Tom would be about 82 years old now. As I recall, Tommy Dix was also in the original Broadway stage production of BFF in 1941. As far as I can find, there is absolutely not one shred or hint of bio or other life/career information re Tommy Dix on the internet, except that he was born in 1924 and appeared in very minor roles in two other movies in the early 1940's. Finito!
INDEED, what ever DID happen to our cadet, Tommy Dix? Does anybody out there know? Anyway, I hope he graduated with full honors from life's academy and had a grand and rewarding career, whatever and wherever it may have been, in or out of the movies.
INDEED, what ever DID happen to our cadet, Tommy Dix? Does anybody out there know? Anyway, I hope he graduated with full honors from life's academy and had a grand and rewarding career, whatever and wherever it may have been, in or out of the movies.
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- Language
- Also known as
- Det spritter i benen
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- Budget
- $1,162,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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