The Dance of Life

  • Romance
  • Drama
  • Music
8/16/1929
115

Glamorous! Gorgeous! Heart Breaking!

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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  • Geronimo1967

    Skid (Hal Shelly) is a journeyman Vaudeville performer who meets dancer Bonny (Nancy Carroll) on the circuit and they fall in love. They marry and make a go of things on the road until he gets spotted and next thing hes on Broadway whilst she keeps up with the daily grind. He proves to be a bit of an hit, and pretty quickly is reunited with ex-gal Sylvia (Dorothy Revier) who is soon sharing more than just the billing. When Bonny finds out she decides that two can play at that game, especially as she is being courted by a wealthy cattleman (Ralph Theodore). Despite his own ghastly behaviour, Skid cant bear the thought that she could be with someone else, and so takes rather heavily to the bottle. That slippery slope sees him fall from grace,...

    March 19, 2025

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