The Dance of Life (1929)
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- Passed
- 1h 55min
- Drama, Romance
- 16 Aug 1929 (USA)
- Movie
When a vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer have little luck in their separate careers, they decide to combine their acts; to save money on the road, they get married.
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Cast
| 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
(as Ralph Theadore)
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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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| Jim Farley | ... |
Champ Melvin
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| George Irving | ... |
Minister
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Gordona Bennet | ... |
Amazon Chorus Girl
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Utahna La Reno | ... |
Amazon Chorus Girl
(as Miss La Reno)
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Corra Beach | ... |
Amazon Chorus Girl
(as Cora Beach Shumway)
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Charlotte Ogden | ... |
Amazon Chorus Girl
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| Kay Deslys | ... |
Amazon Chorus Girl
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Magda Blom | ... |
Amazon Chorus Girl
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| Thelma McNeil | ... |
Gilded Girl
(as Thelma McNeal)
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| John Cromwell | ... |
Speakeasy Doorkeeper
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| A. Edward Sutherland | ... |
Theater Attendant
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Theresa Allen | ... |
Chorine (uncredited)
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Lorena Carr | ... |
The Lady Of Holland (uncredited)
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Jane Crowley | ... |
Amazon Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Jean Douglas | ... |
Amazon Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Marjorie Kane | ... |
Performer: 'The Flippity Flop' (uncredited)
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| William H. O'Brien | ... |
Room Service - Waiter #86 (uncredited)
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| Guy Oliver | ... |
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
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Directed by
| John Cromwell | ||
| A. Edward Sutherland | ||
Written by
| George Manker Watters | ... | (play "Burlesque") and |
| Arthur Hopkins | ... | (play "Burlesque") |
| Benjamin Glazer | ... | (scenario) |
| George Manker Watters | ... | (dialogue adaptation) |
| Julian Johnson | ... | (titles) |
Produced by
| David O. Selznick | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Adolph Deutsch | ... | (uncredited) (1930) |
| Vernon Duke | ... | (uncredited) (1930) |
| John Leipold | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| J. Roy Hunt | ||
Editing by
| George Nicholls Jr. | ... | (as George Nichols Jr.) |
Editorial Department
| Edward Dmytryk | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
| Jane Loring | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Fred A. Datig | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Travis Banton | ... | (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Joseph E. Aiken | ... | sound |
| Harry D. Mills | ... | sound recording engineer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Earl Miller | ... | lighting technician |
Additional Crew
| Jesse L. Lasky | ... | presenter |
| Earl Lindsay | ... | choreographer |
| B.P. Schulberg | ... | general manager: West Coast productions |
| Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1929) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1929) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1929) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1929) (Australia) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Burlesque entertainer Skid and specialty dancer Bonny meet, fall in love, and marry. As a comedy-dance team they play the circuit until Skid gets an offer from a Broadway talent scout. Bonny remains "on the road" while Skid, a sensation in New York, resumes an affair with Sylvia Marco, an old flame in the same show. Aware that Skid is unfaithful, Bonny decides to divorce him and marry wealthy rancher Harvey Howell. Unable to go on without Bonny, Skid begins to drink heavily, and he loses his job. Bonny returns and helps Skid walk through the first performance of his new job. |
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| Taglines | See the Follies do the Flippity Flop! (Print ad- (Auckland Star,((Auckland,N.Z.)) 30 November 1929) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Barbara Stanwyck had played Bonny King on stage (under her original name, Ruby Stephens) and tested for the film, but Paramount decided to use Nancy Carroll because she, unlike Stanwyck, had already made films and therefore had a movie "name". See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008). See more » |
| Soundtracks | True Blue Lou See more » |