The Dance of Life

"Glamorous! Gorgeous! Heart Breaking!"

Aug 16 1929 Passed 1h 55m
Drama, Musical, Romance

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.

Plot

Skid, a burlesque entertainer, and Bonny, a specialty dancer, 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.

Written by

George Manker Watters, Arthur Hopkins, Benjamin Glazer

Directed by

John Cromwell, A. Edward Sutherland

Cast

Hal Skelly, Nancy Carroll, Dorothy Revier

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
373
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA