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Ten Cents a Dance (1931)

Ten Cents a Dance poster
Directed by
Richard Rosson, Lionel Barrymore
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married taxi dancer falls in love with a customer. She must navigate her feelings and her marriage.

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What happens

Ten Cents a Dance is a 1931 American pre-Code romance-drama film directed by Lionel Barrymore and starring Barbara Stanwyck as a married taxi dancer who falls in love with one of her customers. The film was inspired by the popular song of the same name, which is sung over the title sequence. The film was also made in a Spanish language version, titled, Carne de Cabaret, directed by Christy Cabanne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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