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The Dance of Life( 1929)

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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

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      Hal Skelly

      Ralph 'Skid' Johnson

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      Nancy Carroll

      Bonny Lee King

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      Dorothy Revier

      Sylvia Marco

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      Ralph Theodore

      Harvey Howell

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      Charles D. Brown

      Lefty Miller

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      Al St. John

      Bozo

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      May Boley

      Gussie

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      Oscar Levant

      Jerry Evans

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      Gladys DuBois

      Miss Sherman

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      James Quinn

      Jimmy

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      George Irving

      Minister

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Mar 19 2025
    “Skid” (Hal Shelly) is a journeyman Vaudeville performer who meets dancer “Bonny” (Nancy Carroll) on the circuit and they fall in love. They marry and make a go of things on the road until he gets spotted and next thing he’s on Broadway whilst she keeps up with the daily grind. He proves to be a bit of an hit, and pretty quickly is reunited with ex-gal “Sylvia” (Dorothy Revier) who is soon sharing more than just the billing. When “Bonny” finds out she decides that two can play at that game, especially as she is being courted by a wealthy cattleman (Ralph Theodore). Despite his own ghastly behav...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • show business
    • alcoholism
    • pre-code
    • burlesque