Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)After the death of her father and loss of the family fortune, Bonnie gets a job as a cub reporter while her brother becomes involved in bootlegging. Director:Harry Beaumont |
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Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)After the death of her father and loss of the family fortune, Bonnie gets a job as a cub reporter while her brother becomes involved in bootlegging. Director:Harry Beaumont |
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| Joan Crawford | ... |
Bonnie
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Lester Vail | ... |
Bob
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| Cliff Edwards | ... |
Bert Scranton
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| William Bakewell | ... |
Rodney
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William Holden | ... |
Stanley Jordan
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| Clark Gable | ... |
Jake Luva
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Earle Foxe | ... |
Wally
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Purnell Pratt | ... |
Parker
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Hale Hamilton | ... |
Selby
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Natalie Moorhead | ... |
Della
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Joan Marsh | ... |
Sylvia
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Russell Hopton | ... |
Whitey
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After her father Stanley Jordan loses his wealth in market, Bonnie goes to work as a cub reporter. Her brother Rodney is the wheel man in a gangland massacre. Bert, a reporter on Bonnie's paper, is murdered while investigating. Bonnie gets to know gang leader Jake Luva and learns how the gang works and that her brother is involved. By the time it's over her wealthy friend Bob sees how wonderful she is and falls in love with her for good. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
This is the third Crawford film that I have seen, the others were "Whatever happened to Baby Jane" and "Mildred Pierce". What a beauty she was back then and what a personality too. Much different than the one she would show later in her film career. This movie was a joy to watch.
This is a story about a girl who's wealthy father dies leaving her and brother penniless. She finds a job as a reporter and her brother a job as a bootlegger with the mob. Newcomer Clark Gable plays the head of the mob. Trouble happens and kid brother talks then sister comes running to help, though she has to deal with Gable first. This is the movie that put Gable on the map. It would be the first of nine films they would star together at M-G-M.
The storyline is typical but Crawford and Gable made it good. The supporting cast is good as well. This was Lester Vail's first film(though he only made four more). William Bakewell, playing the brother, was funny when he was telling Bonnie to become a runway model and did that strike a pose! Hello!!
I would recommend this film to anyone who wants a glimpse into Crawford's early work.