Paid to Dance
| Paid to Dance | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Charles C. Coleman |
| Written by | Robert E. Kent |
| Story by | Leslie T. White |
| Produced by | Ralph Cohn |
| Starring | Don Terry Jacqueline Wells |
| Cinematography | George Meehan |
| Edited by | Byron Robinson |
| Music by | Morris Stoloff |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Paid to Dance (also known as Hard to Hold) is a 1937 American drama film starring Don Terry, Jacqueline Wells and Rita Hayworth.
Plot
[edit]Government agents William Dennis and Joan Bradley are undercover, working to solve the disappearances of girls working as "taxi-dancers" of the many dance halls operated by Jack Miranda and his henchman Nifty. Dennis sets himself up as a theatrical booking agent, and shows his power by the opening and closing of Miranda's Paradise Club at will.
Cast
[edit]- Don Terry as William Dennis[1]
- Jacqueline Wells as Joan Bradley[1]
- Rita Hayworth as Betty Morgan[1]
- Arthur Loft as Jack Miranda[1]
- Paul Stanton as Charles Kennedy[1]
- Paul Fix as Nifty[1]
- Louise Stanley as Phyllis Parker[1]
- Ralph Byrd as Nickels Brown
- Beatrice Curtis as Frances Mitchell[1]
- Bess Flowers as Suzy[1]
- Beatrice Blinn as Lois[1]
- Jane Hamilton as Evelyn[1]
- Dick Curtis as Mike Givens[1]
- Al Herman as Joe Krause[1]
- Thurston Hall as Governor[1]
- John Gallaudet as Barney Wilson[1]
- Horace MacMahon as LaRue[1]
- George Lloyd as Sanders[1]
- Ruth Hilliard as Ruth Gregory[1]
- Ann Doran as Rose Tervor[1]
References
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