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On Your Toes

A retired vaudeville star swaps the limelight for the ballet stage, finding a newfound love for music amidst their Russian debut.

A former vaudevillian music teacher at a New York university joins forces with a patron to convince the Russian Ballet's director to stage a friend's jazz-inspired ballet. Along the way, he becomes embroiled with the company's lead ballerina and even takes on the male lead himself, sparking jealousy and ultimately a plot to kill him on stage.

Info about On Your Toes

Studio(s): Warner Bros. Pictures

Originally Released: United States, Oct 14, 1939

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Music