Born to Dance is an American musical film starring Eleanor Powell and James Stewart, directed by Roy Del Ruth and released in 1936 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The score was composed by Cole Porter. Plot summary While on leave, sailor Ted Barker (played by James Stewart) meets Nora Paige (Eleanor Powell) at the Lonely Hearts Club, which is owned by Jenny Saks (Una Merkel), the wife of fellow sailor Gunny Saks (Sid Silvers). Ted instantly falls in love with Nora. Ted later meets Broadway star Lucy James (Virginia Bruce) aboard a submarine while she's on a publicity tour. Her Pekingese falls overboard, Ted rescues it, and Lucy falls in love with him. Though Ted has already scheduled a date with Nora, he is ordered by his captain, Dingby (Raymond Walburn), to meet Lucy in a nightclub. Nora, who lives with Jenny and her daughter, Sally (Juanita Quigley), aspires to become a Broadway dancer. However, her newfound career is in serious jeopardy when she inadvertently comes between Lucy and her boss McKay (Alan Dinehart). Nora distances herself from Ted after seeing pictures of him and Lucy in a newspaper the next morning. Lucy convinces McKay to stop the press campaign, threatening to leave the Broadway production if any more photos or articles about her and Ted are published. Nora becomes Lucy's understudy and thinks about her behavior towards Ted. Nora gets fired suddenly after McKay tells her to perform a dance that Lucy considers undanceable. But Ted knows exactly what to do after he's told the whole story. Cast Eleanor Powell as Nora Paige James Stewart as Ted Barker Virginia Bruce as Lucy James Una Merkel as Jenny Saks Sid Silvers as "Gunny" Sacks Frances Langford as "Peppy" Turner Raymond Walburn as Captain Dingby Alan Dinehart as McKay Buddy Ebsen as "Mush" Tracy Juanita Quigley as Sally Saks Georges and Jalna Toregas as themselves Reginald Gardiner as Conducting Central Park Policeman Barnett Parker as Floorwalker Marjorie Lane as Nora Paige (singing voice) J. Marshall Smith, L. Dwight Snyder, Ray Johnson, Del Porter as The Foursome Soundtrack Unless otherwise noted, Information is taken from IMDb's soundtrack section for this movie. Rolling Home (1936) Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter Sung by The Foursome, Sid Silvers, Buddy Ebsen, James Stewart and male chorus Rap, Tap on Wood (1936) (Also called "Rap-Tap on Wood") Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter Danced by Eleanor Powell and The