Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Nancy Carroll
Anne Taylor
Lead
George Murphy
Jerry Davis
Thelma Todd
Mabel Kane
Jack La Rue
Mitch
Arthur Hohl
Louie
Wyrley Birch
Warden
Thurston Hall
District Attorney
Victor Kilian
Kennedy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Leo Bulgakov's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. After the Dance is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
