Dancing in the Dark
5.3
“"My Dream was to Become a Star...So Somewhere, Some Day, You'd Know I Did It, In Spite of You - My Father!"”
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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William Powell
Emery Slade
Known for
The Thin Man
My Man Godfrey
Mark Stevens
Bill Davis
Known for
The Snake Pit
The Street with No Name
Betsy Drake
Julie Clarke
Known for
Room for One More
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Adolphe Menjou
Melville Crossman
Known for
Paths of Glory
The Front Page
Randy Stuart
Rosalie Brooks
Known for
The Incredible Shrinking Man
All About Eve
Lloyd Corrigan
John Barker
Known for
The Manchurian Candidate
She-Wolf of London
Hope Emerson
Mrs. Schlaghammer
Known for
Adam's Rib
Westward the Women
Walter Catlett
Joe Brooks
Known for
Bringing Up Baby
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Don Beddoe
Barney Bassett
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
The Best Years of Our Lives
Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt
Known for
Greed
Heidi
Bill Shirley
Singer of Title Song Over Opening Credits
Known for
Sleeping Beauty
Flying Tigers
Robert Adler
Studio Gate Guard
Known for
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Irving Reis Director · Mary C. McCall, Jr. Screenplay Arthur Schwartz Author
Worldwide gross $1.3M · United States release December 2, 1949 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,300,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 2, 1949
Theatrical
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