Dance, Fools, Dance
“She Dances Her Way from the Gayest Social Whirl to Grimmest Underworld!”
1931 · 1 h 20 min
Harry BeaumontCast
Joan Crawford 
Cliff Edwards Lester Vail 
William Bakewell 
William Holden 
Clark Gable
Credits
Written by: Aurania Rouverol
Plot
When misfortune hits hard on the rich family after the 1929 crash, a pampered daughter becomes a reporter and takes on a gangster.
Sinekatalog’s take
Harry Beaumont's pre-Code drama, with Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, is brisk and gritty, an early pairing of the two.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (1,456 votes)
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