Best Foot Forward (1943) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1943 · 95 mins · English

Directed by

Edward Buzzell

Starring

Billy Bletcher, Chill Wills, Henry O'Neill, Lucille Ball, Sara Haden, Stanley Donen

Metro‑Goldwyn‑Mayer’s breezy musical follows cadet Bud Hooper of Winsocki Military Academy, who invites movie star Lucille Ball to attend the academy’s grand dance. Eager to raise her profile, Ball’s ambitious agent persuades her to accept. Trouble brews when Bud’s girlfriend, Helen Schlesinger, arrives unexpectedly, adding comic complications to the evening.