Dance, Fools, Dance
6.3
“She Dances Her Way from the Gayest Social Whirl to Grimmest Underworld!”
When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, her naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.
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Cast
26 people
Joan Crawford
Bonnie Jordan
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Johnny Guitar
Lester Vail
Bob
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Cliff Edwards
Bert Scranton
Known for
His Girl Friday
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William Bakewell
Rodney Jordan
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
William Holden
Stanley Jordan
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Weary River
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Clark Gable
Jake Luva
Known for
Gone with the Wind
It Happened One Night
Earle Foxe
Wally
Also in
Hangman's House
The Last Man on Earth
Purnell Pratt
Parker
Known for
Scarface
Grand Hotel
Hale Hamilton
Selby
Known for
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
The Champ
Natalie Moorhead
Della
Known for
The Thin Man
Joan Marsh
Sylvia
Known for
The Bond
Anna Karenina
Russell Hopton
Whitey
Known for
The Miracle Woman
'G' Men
Harry Beaumont Director · Richard Schayer Screenplay Aurania Rouverol Story
Worldwide gross $1.3M · Budget $234K · United States release February 7, 1931
Box office
Budget
$234,000
Worldwide gross
$1,268,000
Gross vs. budget
5.4×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 7, 1931
Theatrical
United States · June 22, 2009
Physical · DVD
United States
March 20, 1931 · Premiere · New York City
October 31, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
France
December 11, 1931 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 3, 1932 · Theatrical
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