After getting her start in her parents' vaudeville act, Marilyn Miller is taken under the wing of dance sensation Jack Donahue. He senses the girl's enormous talent, and before long she's performing on Broadway. There, she is extremely successful and finds love with songwriter Frank Carter. Yet obstacles remain for the rising star, especially when he proposes marriage just before he's set to be deployed in World War I.
June Haver
as Marilyn Miller
Ray Bolger
as Jack Donahue
Gordon MacRae
as Frank Carter
Charles Ruggles
as Caro "Pop" Miller
Rosemary DeCamp
as Mom Miller
S.Z. Sakall
as Shendorff
Bess Flowers
as Lady in Agent's Office
Lee Wilde
as Claire Miller
Lyn Wilde
as Ruth Miller
Dick Simmons
as Henry Doran
Walter Catlett
as Walter Catlett
Юрий Зорич
as Ballet Specialty