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Dancing in the Dark (1949)

Dancing in the Dark poster
Directed by
Irving Reis
Genre
romantic comedy, musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former film star tries to restart his career by putting together a Broadway show. He recruits a young dancer to be his protege, but complications arise when personal feelings get involved.

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What happens

Dancing In the Dark is a 1949 Technicolor musical comedy film directed by Irving Reis, starring William Powell and Mark Stevens. Betsy Drake's singing voice was dubbed by Bonnie Lou Williams. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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