Dance, Fools, Dance

Dance, Fools, Dance

Dance, Fools, Dance

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Dance, Fools, Dance

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

1931

1h 18m

6.4(21 votes)

Drama

Crime

Romance

Overview

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, her naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Bonnie Jordan

Lester Vail

Lester Vail

Bob

Cliff Edwards

Cliff Edwards

Bert Scranton

William Bakewell

William Bakewell

Rodney Jordan

William Holden

William Holden

Stanley Jordan

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Jake Luva

Earle Foxe

Earle Foxe

Wally

Purnell Pratt

Purnell Pratt

Parker

Hale Hamilton

Hale Hamilton

Selby

Natalie Moorhead

Natalie Moorhead

Della

Creative team

Directed by: Harry Beaumont
Written by: Aurania Rouverol
Richard Schayer

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