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The Dance of Life

1929 · 1h 55m · Drama, Music, Romance · United States of America

Glamorous! Gorgeous! Heart Breaking!

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.

Directed by
John Cromwell, A. Edward Sutherland
Written by
Benjamin Glazer
Starring
Hal Skelly, Nancy Carroll, Dorothy Revier, Ralph Theodore
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