Fine Art of Boxing, The (No Stooge in the Ring)
Janie (Joan Crawford) is a dancer with a desire for the big-time, but so far can only find work at the Burlesque House. Tod (Franchot Tone), her rich, playboy admirer arranges an interview for her at the Bradley Theater. Gallagher (Clark Gable), the theater director tries to give her the brush-off, but her talent earns her a spot in the show. When Tod throws a cast party, he convinces Janie to marry him if she fails on stage. When the show is suddenly cancelled, (Mr. Bradley being bribed by Tod) Gallagher defiantly puts up his own money to save the show.
Fred Astaire's film debut.

Joan Crawford
Janie Barlow

Clark Gable
Patch Gallagher

Franchot Tone
Tod Newton

Winnie Lightner
Rosie LaRue

Ted Healy
Steve

Larry Fine
Harry, the piano man

Moe Howard
Stage hand

Jerry Howard
Stage hand

Gloria Foy
Vivian Warner

Grant Mitchell
Jasper Bradley, Sr.

Maynard Holmes
Jasper Bradley Jr.

Robert Benchley
Ward King

May Robson
Mrs. Todhunter

Nelson Eddy
Himself

Art Jarrett
Himself

Fred Astaire
Himself

Jack Baxley
Burlesque barker

Harry Leroy
Burlesque patron

Jean Howard
Girl with Tod

Pat Somerset
Tod's friend

Tom Mahoney
Police Sergeant

Frank Hagney
Policeman

Tenen Holtz
Man arrested in burlesque house

Charles Williams
Man arrested in burlesque house

Ferdinand Gottschalk
Judge

Lee Phelps
Bailiff

Blanche Payson
Jail matron

Eve Arden
Marcia

Matt McHugh
Marcia's agent

Jess Mendelson
Choreographer

Charles Sullivan
Taxi driver

Stanley Blystone
Traffic cop

Isabelle Keith
Miss Allen

Florine McKinney
Grace Newton

Sterling Holloway
Pinky

Harry C. Bradley
Pinky's pal

John Sheehan
Pinky's pal

Robert Lees
Cuban nightclub dancer

Charles C. Wilson
Joe, club manager

Bill Elliott
Man in cafe

Victor Potel
Worker

Larry Steers
First nighter

C. Montague Shaw
First nighter

Bonnie Bonnell
Chorus girl

Ruth Moody
Chorus girl

Marion Weldon
Chorus girl

Chicquita Marcia
Chorus girl

Shirley Chambers
Chorus girl

Muriel Evans
Chorus girl

Peaches Jackson
Chorus girl

Fay Estelle
Chorus girl

Mary Wilbur
Chorus girl

Lynn Bari
Chorus girl

Shirley Aaronson
Chorus girl

Veleda Duncan
Chorus girl

Ardelle Unger
Chorus girl

Irene Thompson
Chorus girl

Dale Dee
Chorus girl

Geneva Sawyer
Chorus girl

Kay Gordon
Chorus girl

Lorena Carr
Chorus girl

Linda Parker
Chorus girl

Miriam Marlin
Chorus girl

Esther Brodelet
Chorus girl

May Packer
Chorus girl

Bonita Barker
Chorus girl

Iris Nicholson
Chorus girl

Jean Alden
Chorus girl

Margaret McConnell
Chorus girl

Shirley Deane
Chorus girl

Anita Thompson
Chorus girl

Patsy Lee
Chorus girl

Edith Haskins
Chorus girl

Eleanor Edwards
Chorus girl

Zelda Webber
Chorus girl

Gail Arnold
Chorus girl

Lucille Miller
Chorus girl

Nadine Dore
Chorus girl

Marjorie Timm
Chorus girl

Mary Halsey
Chorus girl

Dalle Dean
Chorus girl

Frances Sawyer
Chorus girl

Dorothy Dearing
Chorus girl

Edna Callahan
Chorus girl

Jackie Page
Chorus girl

Katharine Barnes
Chorus girl

Patsy O'Dea
Chorus girl

Lee Bailey
Chorus girl

Earl Blackwell
Chorus boy

John Fulso
Chorus boy

Wilburn Riviere
Chorus boy

Alan DeAstray
Chorus boy

Lester Ostrander
Chorus boy

Louis Delgado
Chorus boy

Frances Belmont
Chorus boy

Harvey Parry
stunts

Unidentified DANCING LADY 1
Burlesque patrons

Unidentified DANCING LADY 2
Tod's chauffeur

Unidentified DANCING LADY 3
Court attendees

Unidentified DANCING LADY 4
Patch's barber

Unidentified DANCING LADY 5
Bradley's outer office

Unidentified DANCING LADY 6
Party guests

Unidentified DANCING LADY 7
Cuban cafe patron

Unidentified DANCING LADY 8
Nightclub patrons

Unidentified DANCING LADY 9
First nighters

Unidentified DANCING LADY 10
Chorus boys

Unidentified DANCING LADY 11
Chorus girls

Robert Z. Leonard
Director

David O. Selznick
Executive Producer

John W. Considine
Associate Producer

James Warner Bellah
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Allen Rivkin
Screenplay

P. J. Wolfson
Screenplay

Robert Benchley
Screenplay

Oliver T. Marsh
Photography

Margaret Booth
Film Editor

Merrill Pye
Art Director

Edwin B. Willis
Interior Decoration

Douglas Shearer
Recording Director

Louis Silvers
Conductor

Burton Lane
Music

Jimmy McHugh
Music

James P. Johnson
Music

Richard Rodgers
Music

Nacio Herb Brown
Music

Lorenz Hart
Lyrics

Harold Adamson
Lyrics

Dorothy Fields
Lyrics

Arthur Freed
Lyrics

W. Donn Hayes
Music Editor

Charles Maxwell
Music Arranger

Maurice De Packh
Music Arranger

Paul Marquardt
Music Arranger

Wayne Allen
Music Arranger

Jack Virgil
Music Arranger

Sammy Lee
Choreographer

Eddie Prinz
Choreographer

Adrian
Gowns

Slavko Vorkapich
Special Effects

Kyme Meade
Assistant Cameraman
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