Make Believe Ballroom is a 1949 American musical romantic comedy directed by Joseph Santley and produced by Ted Richmond.

John Reid, in the reference book Popular Pictures of the Hollywood 1940s, commented, "... this is one of those films which string together a musical melange through the excuse of a radio show.

Musicians featured as themselves in the film included Jimmy Dorsey, Gene Krupa, Charlie Barnet, Ray McKinley, Frankie Laine, The King Cole Trio, Toni Harper, Jack Smith, Kay Starr, The Sportsmen, Jan Garber, and Pee Wee Hunt.

[3] The film's concept dated back to 1932 and Al Jarvis, a disc jockey at radio station KFWB in Los Angeles, California.

His daily program, "The World's Largest Make Believe Ballroom", featured popular recordings accompanied by relevant remarks about each one.