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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!"
Dec 2, 1949 · 1h 32m
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Comedy
Romance

PLOT

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.

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CAST

William Powell
Emery Slade
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
Directed by Irving Reis

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
20th Century Fox
Country
US

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