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The Dance of Life

5.819291h 55mMovieRomanceDramaMusic

A vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer aren't having much luck in their separate careers, so they decide to combine their acts. In order to save money on the road, they get married. Soon their act begins to catch on, and they find…

DirectorsJohn Cromwell·A. Edward Sutherland
WriterBenjamin Glazer

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Cast · Directed by John Cromwell

HSHal Skelly
Hal Skelly
Ralph 'Skid' Johnson
NCNancy Carroll
Nancy Carroll
Bonny Lee King
DRDorothy Revier
Dorothy Revier
Sylvia Marco
RT
Ralph Theodore
Harvey Howell
CBCharles D. Brown
Charles D. Brown
Lefty Miller
AJAl St. John
Al St. John
Bozo
MBMay Boley
May Boley
Gussie
OLOscar Levant
Oscar Levant
Jerry Evans
GD
Gladys DuBois
Miss Sherman
JQJames Quinn
James Quinn
Jimmy
GIGeorge Irving
George Irving
Minister

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The Dance of Life is streaming on JustWatch TV, Public Domain Movies and Fawesome in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video. It's not currently on Netflix.

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The Dance of Life is available to stream free (with ads) on JustWatch TV and Public Domain Movies in United States.