Dance, Fools, Dance

"She Dances Her Way from the Gayest Social Whirl to Grimmest Underworld!"

Feb 7 1931 Approved 1h 20m
Crime, Drama, Romance

When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, his naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.

Plot

After her father Stanley Jordan loses his wealth in market, Bonnie (Joan Crawford) goes to work as a cub reporter. Her brother Rodney (William Bakewell) is the wheelman in a gangland massacre. Bert (Cliff Edwards), a reporter on Bonnie's paper, is murdered while investigating. Bonnie gets to know gang leader Jake Luva (Clark Gable) and learns how the gang works and that her brother is involved. By the time it's over, her wealthy friend Bob (Lester Vail) sees how wonderful she is and falls in love with her for good.

Written by

Aurania Rouverol, Joan Crawford

Directed by

Harry Beaumont

Cast

Joan Crawford, Cliff Edwards, Lester Vail

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,341
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA