Best Foot Forward (1943)

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.

Cast

Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
Jack O'Riley
William Gaxton
Maj. Roger W. Reeber
Henry O'Neill
Miss Talbert
Sara Haden
Capt. Bradd
Donald MacBride
Greenie
B Bob Stebbins
Killer
Darwood Kaye
Col. Harkrider
Morris Ankrum
Mrs. Dalrymple
Nana Bryant
Himself
Harry James
Prof. Walter Morton
Harry Hayden
Mrs. Morton
Isabel Randolph
Helen Schlesinger
Virginia Weidler
Cadet
Stanley Donen
Prom Guest
Bess Flowers
Cadet (uncredited)
H Harry Duff
Cadet
J John Allbule
Chaperone at Dance
Barbara Bedford
Waxer
Billy Bletcher
Elderly Woman
L Lulu Mae Bohrman
Cadet
C Carl R. Botefuhr
Woman
M Marguerite Campbell
Party Guest
J James Carlisle
Elwood C. "Bud" Hooper
T Tommy Dix
Cadet
M Milton Chisholm
Cadet
J Jack Coffey
Cadet
R Richard Dick
Cadet
N Norris Durham
Cadet
W Ward Ellis
Cadet
James Ellison
Cadet
D Don Gallaher
Cadet
M Mac Garn
Cadet
J Joe Geil
Party Guest
Dick Gordon
Nancy - Blind Date
Nancy Walker
Cadet
B Bradley Hail
Cadet
R Ralph Hoopes
Cadet
F Fred Jenel
Cadet
S Sam Kamie
Party Guest
Colin Kenny
Cadet
D Dale Lefler
Cadet
Jack Lindquist
Cadet
G George Lockett
Cadet
S Skip E. Lowe
Cadet
H Herb Lurie
Ethel
June Allyson
Cadet
J Jack McGee
Dancer
Caren Marsh
Train Conductor
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Cadet
J James Pilcher
Dancer
Shirley Jean Rickert
Cadet
C Cal Rothenberg
Cadet
G George Rowland
Cadet
H Hugh Sheridan
Cadet
Gil Stratton
Elderly Man
A Art Thompson
Dutch Miller
K Kenny Bowers
Cadet
R Riley Thompson
Cadet
J John Treul
Cadet
J Jack Wagner
Cadet
K Ken Wilson
Cadet
K Kenneth Wilson
Vocalist
Beverly Tyler
Minerva Fierce
Gloria DeHaven
Harvey "Hunk" Hoyt
J Jack Jordan
Chester Short
Chill Wills

Crew

Director
E Edward Buzzell
Screenplay
I Irving Brecher
Screenplay
F Fred F. Finklehoffe
Novel
J John Cecil Holm
Producer
A Arthur Freed
Original Music Composer
L Lennie Hayton
Director of Photography
L Leonard Smith
Editor
B Blanche Sewell
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Costume Design
G Gile Steele
Costume Supervisor
Irene
Shoe Design
I I. Miller
Songs
H Hugh Martin
Songs
R Ralph Blane