Born in New York City, Dan Dailey started his career in vaudeville,
later making his Broadway debut in the stage version of "Babes in
Arms".
When signed to MGM, the studio initially cast him as a Nazi in Tödlicher Sturm (1940). The studio realized their mistake and cast him in
musical films, thereafter. Then, after serving in World War II, Dailey later returned to acting to make more musicals.
