| Best Foot Forward | |
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| Directed by | Edward Buzzell |
| Written by | Irving Brecher Fred F. Finklehoffe Dorothy Kingsley |
| Based on | Best Foot Forward 1943 book by John Cecil Holm |
| Produced by | Arthur Freed |
| Starring | Lucille Ball William Gaxton Virginia Weidler |
| Cinematography | Leonard Smith |
| Edited by | Blanche Sewell |
| Music by | Lennie Hayton |
| Distributed by | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,162,000[1] |
| Box office | $2,704,000[1] |
Best Foot Forward is a 1943 American musical film adapted from the 1941 Broadway musical comedy of the same title. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Edward Buzzell, and starred Lucille Ball, William Gaxton, Virginia Weidler, Chill Wills, June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, and Nancy Walker.
The actors did their own singing, except for Lucille Ball, whose singing was dubbed by Gloria Grafton; Virginia Weidler, whose singing was dubbed by Jeanne Darrell; and Jack Jordan, whose singing was dubbed by Ralph Blane.
Weidler, then 16 years old, retired from acting after this film was made, making Best Foot Forward her final screen appearance.