

After the Dance
1935-06-25 · 60 min · ★ 6.5
Though he was protecting her when he accidentally killed a man, Mabel Kane (Thelma Todd) refuses to testify on behalf of her dance partner Jerry Davis (George Murphy), and he's sent to jail. In a riot, a hostile convict (Jack La Rue) forces Jerry to help him escape, so Jerry takes to the streets himself. Nightclub entertainer Anne Taylor (Nancy Carroll) meets him, and convinces her boss Louis (Arthur Hohl) to hire him as her partner.
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- Directors
- Leo Bulgakov
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures
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- Status
- Released
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Nancy CarrollAnne Taylor
George MurphyJerry Davis
Thelma ToddMabel Kane
Jack La RueMitch
Arthur HohlLouie
Wyrley BirchWarden
Thurston HallDistrict Attorney
Victor KilianKennedy
Robert MiddlemassKing
George McKayDanny
Virginia SaleEdna
James BurkePolice Lieutenant
Allan CavanSergeant
Sayre DearingExtra as Nightclub Patron
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