Dancing in the Dark

Dec 2, 1949

1h 32m

★ 5.0

"My Dream was to Become a Star...So Somewhere, Some Day, You'd Know I Did It, In Spite of You - My Father!"

Overview

Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio head Melville Crossman to cast him in the adaptation of a hit Broadway show. Crossman has one condition: Slade must travel to New York and convince the female star of the stage production to join the film. Slade goes, but, when he eyes the winsome Julie Clarke, he hatches a different scheme.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Emery Slade

William Powell

Bill Davis

Mark Stevens

Julie Clarke

Betsy Drake

Melville Crossman

Adolphe Menjou

Rosalie Brooks

Randy Stuart

John Barker

Lloyd Corrigan

Mrs. Schlaghammer

Hope Emerson

Joe Brooks

Walter Catlett

Barney Bassett

Don Beddoe

Jean Hersholt

Singer of Title Song Over Opening Credits

Bill Shirley

Studio Gate Guard

Robert Adler

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