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We Were Dancing is a 1942 MGM romantic comedy film based loosely on Noël Coward's 1935 play of the same name, together with ideas from Ways and Means, another play in Coward's Tonight at 8:30 play cycle, and Coward's Private Lives. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, written by Claudine West, Hans Rameau and George Froeschel, and starred Norma Shearer and Melvyn Douglas.
Original Release
02/20/1942
US Release
02/20/1942
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Norma Shearer | Vicki Wilomirska / Victoria Anastasia Wilomirska |
| Melvyn Douglas | Nikki Prax / Nicholas Prax |
| Gail Patrick | Linda Wayne |
| Lee Bowman | Hubert Tyler |
| Marjorie Main | Judge Sidney Hawkes / Judge Hawkes |
| Reginald Owen | Major Tyler-Blane / Maj. Tyler-Blane |
| Alan Mowbray | Grand Duke Basil |
| Florence Bates | Mrs. Elsa Vanderlip / Mrs. Vanderlip |
| Heather Thatcher | Mrs. Tyler-Blane |
| Connie Gilchrist | Olive Ransome |
Directors
Writers
Noël Coward, Claudine West, Hans Rameau, George Froeschel, Lenore J. Coffee
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Norma Shearer | Vicki Wilomirska / Victoria Anastasia Wilomirska |
| Melvyn Douglas | Nikki Prax / Nicholas Prax |
| Gail Patrick | Linda Wayne |
| Lee Bowman | Hubert Tyler |
| Marjorie Main | Judge Sidney Hawkes / Judge Hawkes |
| Reginald Owen | Major Tyler-Blane / Maj. Tyler-Blane |
| Alan Mowbray | Grand Duke Basil |
| Florence Bates | Mrs. Elsa Vanderlip / Mrs. Vanderlip |
| Heather Thatcher | Mrs. Tyler-Blane |
| Connie Gilchrist | Olive Ransome |
| Nella Walker | Mrs. Janet Bentley / Mrs. Bentley |
| Florence Shirley | Mrs. Charteris / Mrs. Chartens |
| Russell Hicks | Mr. Bryce-Carew |
| Norma Varden | Mrs. Bryce-Carew |
| King Baggot | Courtroom Spectator |
| Barbara Bedford | Tearful Courtroom Spectator |
| Barlowe Borland | McDonough |
| Adriana Caselotti | Opera Singer |
| Willy Castello | Count Felucci |
| Gino Corrado | Headwaiter at Inn |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert Z. Leonard | Producer |
| Orville O. Dull | Producer |
