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Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)

Dance, Fools, Dance poster
Directed by
Harry Beaumont
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman becomes a reporter to investigate the murder of a fellow journalist. She goes undercover to infiltrate a criminal gang and bring them to justice.

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What happens

Dance, Fools, Dance is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, and Lester Vail in a story about a reporter investigating the murder of a colleague. Story and dialogue were created by Aurania Rouverol. It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on February 21, 1931. Dance, Fools, Dance was the first of eight movies featuring Crawford and Gable. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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