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Dance Pretty Lady

Dec 10, 1931

1h 4m

★ 0.0

Overview

During the Edwardian era, a working-class ballet dancer begins a romance with a wealthy artist against a background of sharp disapproval.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

BIF

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Cast

Jenny Pearl

Ann Casson

Maurice Avery

Carl Harbord

Castleton

Michael Hogan

Mr. Raeburn

Moore Marriott

Mrs. Raeburn

Flora Robson

Alf

Leonard Brett

Jack Danby

Norman Claridge

Irene

Sunday Wilshin

Elsie

Rène Ray

Aunt Mabel

Eva Llewellyn

Dancer

Marie Rambert

Wendy Toye

Posing as the fabulously glamorous Countess Tanya Vronsky, a poor young ballet dancer and her two accomplices are really a team of skilled con artists! They mingle with Europe's high society, always looking for the next wealthy victim to fleece with their fake jewellery scam... Then Tanya meets the dashing young Paul Vernay. At first she wants to rob him. Then she decides she wants to marry him and to leave her criminal past behind her. Her accomplices agree but only if she'll join them in one last, big swindle...

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