The Dance of Life (1929) | Full Movie | Hal Skelly | Nancy Carroll | Dorothy Revier
A vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer aren’t having much luck in their separate careers, so they decide to combine their acts, and to save money on the road, they get married.
The Dance of Life is a 1929 American musical film. It is the first of three film adaptations of the popular 1927 Broadway play Burlesque, with the others being Swing High, Swing Low (1937) and When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948). The film was directed by John Cromwell, (who also appeared in the film with a small part) and A. Edward Sutherland. Hal Skelly appeared in the lead role as Ralph “Skid” Johnson after playing the same role in the Broadway version at the Plymouth Theater. He took part in the production for fifty two weeks before leaving his role to take part in the film. Charles D. Brown, Ralph Theodore and Oscar Levant also appeared in the Broadway production.
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