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Eddie Foy, Jr (1945-1951)

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Foy, a veteran of the stage and screen, was offered a one-picture deal at Columbia in the mid-1940's. He returned to the unit to star in two more comedies in the early 1950's.

Of the 3 shorts produced, only the first DANCE, DUNCE, DANCE is available for review through our archives.




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_DANCE, DUNCE, DANCE (10/18/45) D: Jules White. Judy Malcom, John Tyrell, Jack Norton, Jack Norton, Robert Williams, Symona Boniface, Maude Prickett, Peggy Miller. A Hollywood producer mistakes Foy, a starving actor, for a masseur.

FOY MEETS GIRL (10/5/50) D: Richard Quine. Jean Willes, Iris Adrian, Dick Wessel. Foy rents his apartment to a pretty young woman and her wrestler husband. TRIVIA: Theatrically reissued in December, 1957.

WEDDING YELLS (2/8/51) D: Jules White. Lyn Thomas, Dorothy Ford, Emil Sitka, Peter Thompson, Stanley Blystone. Foys boss has him stand in for a client as a bridegroom by proxy. TRIVIA: The original working title was PROXY HONEYMOON.

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