''Best Foot Forward'' is a 1943 American
musical film adapted from the 1941
Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
musical comedy
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of the same title. The film was released by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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, directed by
Edward Buzzell
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, and starred
Lucille Ball
Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedienne and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Gold ...
,
William Gaxton,
Virginia Weidler
Virginia Anna Adeleid Weidler (March 21, 1927 – July 1, 1968) was an American child actress, popular in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s.
Early life and career
Weidler was born on March 21, 1927, in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles County, ...
,
Chill Wills
Theodore Childress "Chill" Wills (July 18, 1902 – December 15, 1978) was an American actor and a singer in the Avalon Boys quartet.
Early life
Wills was born in Seagoville, Texas, on July 18, 1902.
Career
He was a performer from early chi ...
,
June Allyson
June Allyson (born Eleanor Geisman; October 7, 1917 – Jul