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Dancing in the Dark
“"My Dream was to Become a Star...So Somewhere, Some Day, You'd Know I Did It, In Spite of You - My Father!"”
6.0 / 10• 1949• 1h 32m•NR• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio head Melville Crossman to cast him in the adaptation of a hit Broadway show. Crossman has one condition: Slade must travel to New York and convince the female star of the stage production to join the film. Slade goes, but, when he eyes the winsome Julie Clarke, he hatches a different scheme.
Cast & Crew
William Powell
Emery Slade
Lead
Mark Stevens
Bill Davis
Betsy Drake
Julie Clarke
Adolphe Menjou
Melville Crossman
Randy Stuart
Rosalie Brooks
Lloyd Corrigan
John Barker
Hope Emerson
Mrs. Schlaghammer
Walter Catlett
Joe Brooks
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Irving Reis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dancing in the Dark is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
