Bolero

The complicated relationship between an ambitious, ruthless nightclub dancer and the woman he loves.

Cast

George Raft

as Raoul De Baere

Carole Lombard

as Helen Hathaway

Sally Rand

as Annette

Frances Drake

as Leona

William Frawley

as Mike DeBaere

Gertrude Michael

as Lady D'Argon

Ray Milland

as Robert Coray

Gloria Shea

as Lucy

Elinor Fair

as (uncredited)

Ann Sheridan

as (uncredited)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I wasn't aware of this film until I saw it last night at the BFI in London. I had always just assumed that George Raft is/was and always would be a gangster. Well he certainly isn't in this. His portrayal of a ruthlessly ambitious professional dancer is quite an eye opening experience - and he can d...

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