

The Dance of Life
1929-08-16 · 115 min · ★ 5.8
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.
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- A. Edward Sutherland, John Cromwell
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- Paramount Pictures
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- United States of America
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Hal SkellyRalph 'Skid' Johnson
Nancy CarrollBonny Lee King
Dorothy RevierSylvia Marco
Charles D. BrownLefty Miller
Al St. JohnBozo
May BoleyGussie
Oscar LevantJerry Evans
James QuinnJimmy
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