Dancers in the Dark

Mar 11, 1932

1h 14m

★ 4.8

LOVE in her heart - HATE in her soul - She sang the melody of DEATH!

Overview

A bandleader tries to romance a dancer by sending her boyfriend, a musician, out of town. However, things get complicated when he finds out that a gangster has designs on her too.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Gloria Bishop

Miriam Hopkins

Duke Taylor

Jack Oakie

Floyd Stevens

William Collier Jr.

Gus

Eugene Pallette

Fanny Zabowolski

Lyda Roberti

Louie Brooks

George Raft

Max

Maurice Black

Police Sergeant McGroody

DeWitt Jennings

Benny

Paul Fix

Orchestra Leader

Eduardo Durant

Scrubwoman

Mary Gordon

Spiegel

George Bickel

Chaz Davenport is a dashing bachelor who owns what promises to become the hottest new nightclub in town--if only the lights would stay on. Surrounded by the sumptuous blues music he adores, and with his pick of the gorgeous women who perform their sensual dance numbers onstage every night, Chaz is the envy of every man.

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