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Dancing in the Dark(1949)
Status: Released
Date: 1949-12-02
50%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 32m
"My Dream was to Become a Star...So Somewhere, Some Day, You'd Know I Did It, In Spite of You - My Father!"
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Dancing in the Dark
Top 10 Billed Cast
William Powell
Emery Slade
Mark Stevens
Bill Davis
Betsy Drake
Julie Clarke
Adolphe Menjou
Melville Crossman
Randy Stuart
Rosalie Brooks
Lloyd Corrigan
John Barker
Hope Emerson
Mrs. Schlaghammer
Walter Catlett
Joe Brooks
Don Beddoe
Barney Bassett
Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt
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