The Dancing Masters

The Dancing Masters
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Malcolm St. Clair
Produced by	Lee S. Marcus
Written by	George Bricker (story) Scott Darling (screenplay)
Starring	Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Trudy Marshall Robert Bailey Matt Briggs Margaret Dumont Allan Lane Hank Mann Robert Mitchum
Music by	Arthur Lange
Cinematography	Norbert Brodine
Edited by	Norman Colbert
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	November 19, 1943
Running time	63' 30"
Country	United States
Language	English

The Dancing Masters is a 1943 Laurel and Hardy feature film produced by 20th Century-Fox. A young Robert Mitchum has a small, uncredited role as a gangster posing as an insurance salesman.

Plot

Dancing instructors Laurel and Hardy decide to help a young inventor promote a new invisible ray machine that will revolutionize jungle warfare during World War II. During the course of their travels Stan and Ollie hide from a munitions tycoon, demonstrate the invisible ray ineptly, upset an auction, try to stage an accident to collect on their insurance policy, and ride on the upper deck of a runaway bus.

Cast

• Stan Laurel – Stanley
• Oliver Hardy – Oliver
• Trudy Marshall – Trudy Harlan
• Robert Bailey – Grant Lawrence
• Matt Briggs – Wentworth Harlan
• Margaret Dumont – Louise Harlan
• Allan Lane – George Worthing

External links

• The Dancing Masters at the American Film Institute Catalog
• The Dancing Masters at IMDb
• The Dancing Masters at the TCM Movie Database
• The Dancing Masters at AllMovie