Dancing on a Dime

Dancing on a Dime is a 1940 Paramount Pictures film directed by Joseph Santley about five actors and dancers putting on a show while living in a theatre. It is adapted from a novel of the same name written by Dorothy Young, which itself is based loosely on her own life.^[1] It starred Robert Paige, Peter Lind Hayes, Eddie Quillan, Frank Jenks, and Grace McDonald. It is known for its song, I Hear Music.

Dancing on a Dime
Directed by	Joseph Santley
Written by	Maurice Rapf Anne Morrison Chapin Allen Rivkin
Produced by	A.M. Botsford
Cinematography	Charles Lang
Edited by	Doane Harrison
Music by	Victor Young
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 1, 1940 (1940-11-01) (United States)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Songs

Source:^[2]

• "Dancing on a Dime", music by Burton Lane, lyrics by Frank Loesser, sung by Grace McDonald and Robert Paige (neither credited)
• "Debutante Number One", music by Victor Young, lyrics by Frank Loesser
• "I Hear Music", music by Burton Lane, lyrics by Frank Loesser, sung by Robert Paige, Peter Lind Hayes, Frank Jenks and Eddie Quillan (none credited)
• "Mañana", music by Burton Lane, lyrics by Frank Loesser
• "Lovable Sort of Person", music by Victor Young, lyrics by Frank Loesser