So You Want to Learn to Dance

So You Want to Learn to Dance
Directed by	Richard Bare
Written by	Richard Bare
Story by	George O'Hanlon
Produced by	Gordon Hollingshead Richard Bare
Starring	George O'Hanlon
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	Rex Steele
Music by	William Lava
Production company	Richard L. Bare Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 28, 1953 (1953-03-28)
Running time	10 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent

So You Want to Learn to Dance is a 1953 American black and white short comedy film co-produced, written and directed by Richard Bare.^[1] It stars George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes.^[2]

Synopsis

Joe McDoakes is invited by his boss to a swanky dance. Joe admits he can't dance and the boss gives him a lesson in the office. At the dance, Joe is a social failure and makes many mistakes while dancing with his boss' wife. Joe goes to a dancing school and becomes a big success.

Cast

• George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes
• Steve Carruthers, James Gonzalez, Jack Mower, Suzanne Ridgway, Cosmo Sardo and Bert L. Stevens as Dance Attendees
• Jesslyn Fax as Dance Instructress
• Creighton Hale as Barber
• Emory Parnell as George Blivens - Joe's Boss

In popular culture

A segment of the short, in particular including O'Hanlon and Ridgway, is featured in the 1990 Tiny Toon Adventures episode "Animaniacs!" (not to be confused with the similarly titled animated series that ran from 1993–98).

References

1. Drew, Bernard A. (4 December 2013). Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge. p. 174. ISBN 9781317928942.
2. Mavis, Paul (6 October 2009). "Warner Bros. Archive Collection: The Joe McDoakes Collection". DVD Talk. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

External links

• So You Want to Learn to Dance at IMDb