Dancers in the Dark

A bandleader tries to romance a dancer by sending her boyfriend, a musician, out of town. However, things get complicated when he finds out that a gangster has designs on her too.

Cast

Miriam Hopkins

as Gloria Bishop

Jack Oakie

as Duke Taylor

William Collier Jr.

as Floyd Stevens

Eugene Pallette

as Gus

Lyda Roberti

as Fanny Zabowolski

George Raft

as Louie Brooks

Maurice Black

as Max

DeWitt Jennings

as Police Sergeant McGroody

Paul Fix

as Benny

Eduardo Durant

as Orchestra Leader

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