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The Dance of Life (1929) was a Drama - Musical Film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and John Cromwell and produced by David O. Selznick.

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The Dance of Life (1929)

By Beatrice on May 22, 2018 From Flickers in Time

The Dance of Life Directed by James Cromwell and A. Edward Sutherland Written by Benjamin Glazer from a play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker Watters 1929/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/YouTube Contrary to my original belief, not all 1929 musicals are clunky! “Skid” Johnson (Hal... Read full article


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John Cromwell:  as a doorman.
The screenplay was based on the Broadway production "Burlesque" by George Manker Watters and Arthur Hopkins, which opened on September 1, 1927 and ran for 372 performances.
Barbara Stanwyck had played Bonny King on stage (under her original name, Ruby Stephens) and tested for the film, but Paramount decided to use Nancy Carroll because she, unlike Stanwyck, had already made films and therefore had a movie "name".
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