| The Dance of Life | |
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| Directed by | John Cromwell A. Edward Sutherland |
| Written by | Benjamin Glazer Julian Johnson (titles) |
| Based on | Burlesque (play) by George Manker Watters and Arthur Hopkins |
| Starring | Hal Skelly Nancy Carroll |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | George Nichols Jr. |
| Music by | Adolph Deutsch Vernon Duke John Leipold |
Production company | Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
(full movie, public domain)
The Dance of Life is a 1929 American pre-Code 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)[1] and A. Edward Sutherland.[2] 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.[3] Charles D. Brown, Ralph Theodore and Oscar Levant also appeared in the Broadway production.[4]
The Dance of Life was shot at Paramount's Astoria Studios in Astoria, Queens, and included Technicolor sequences, directed by John Cromwell and A. Edward Sutherland.
- ^ Tibbetts, John C. (1985). The American Theatrical Film, Stages in Development. Bowling Green, Ohio, USA: Bowling Green State University Press. p. 130. ISBN 0879722894.
- ^ Mordden, Ethan (2016). When Broadway Went to Hollywood. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. pp. 17–19. ISBN 978-0199395408.
- ^ "Now At the Circle "Dance of Life"". The Indianapolis Times. Indianapolis, IN. September 21, 1929. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ Bradley, Edwin M (2004). The First Hollywood Musicals, A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 Through 1932. Jefferson, North Carolina, USA: McFarland Inc. Pub. pp. 54–56. ISBN 9780786420292.