The Dance of Life (1929)

08/16/1929 (US) • 1h 55m

Romance, Drama, Music

Glamorous! Gorgeous! Heart Breaking!

Overview

A vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer aren't having much luck in their separate careers, so they decide to combine their acts. In order to save money on the road, they get married. Soon their act begins to catch on, and they find themselves booked onto Broadway. They also realize that they actually are in love with each other, but just when things are starting to look up, the comic starts to let success go to his head.

Top Billed Cast

Hal Skelly

Ralph 'Skid' Johnson

Nancy Carroll

Bonny Lee King

Dorothy Revier

Sylvia Marco

Ralph Theodore

Harvey Howell

Charles D. Brown

Lefty Miller

May Boley

Gussie

Oscar Levant

Jerry Evans

Gladys DuBois

Miss Sherman


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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

show business

alcoholism

pre-code

burlesque

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