Lady Be Good (1936)

A man with the music, finds a girl with the lyrics but they fail to keep harmony for long.

Marilyn Marsh (Eleanor Powell) is the best friend of lyricist Dixie Donegan (Ann Sothern) who tries to put her friend's marriage back in order. Divorce after divorce, the plot is told from the perspective of the final trial where the judge must decide for the final time if the two should be divorced for good.

Powell gets to play a character in this film that's really unlike any of her other roles--probably one of her richer parts. The highlight is her dance with "buttons."

Powell Performances

Oh! Lady Be Good
Words and music by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Danced by Eleanor Powell and "Buttons"

Fascinating Rhythm
Words and music by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Sung by Connie Russel
Danced by the Berry Brothers
Also danced by Eleanor Powell with chorus

Oh! Lady Be Good (Reprise)
Words and music by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Sung by Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien, John Carroll, Eleanor Powell, Robert Young and Ann Sothern

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