Usa 20 march 1931 new york city, new york france 11 december 1931. Starring joan crawford, lester vail, cliff edwards, and william bakewell. This 1931 gangster flick is reflective of the times in which it was made. With joan crawford, cliff edwards, lester vail, william bakewell. Dance, fools, dance joan crawford cliff edwards clark gable 1931 a broke socialite joan crawford gets a newspaper job and goes undercover at a cafe to expose a bootlegger clark gable. Compared to the rest of the stickfigure leading men in dance fools dance, clark gable stood out like a testosteronesoaked thumb.
Joan crawford, lester vail, cliff edwards, william bakewell. When the movie starts they are attending a party on a yacht off the chicago shore of lake michigan. Dance, fools, dance 1931 harry beaumont, joan crawford. Joan crawford and lester vail in dance, fools, dance 1931 director harry beaumont gowns gilbert adrian metro. Crawford and gable went on to make seven more films together. A cub reporter risks her life to expose the notorious bootlegger who ruined her family. This 1931 gangster flick is reflective of the times in. Bonnie jordan crawford and her brother rodney william bakewell are the offspring of a fabulously wealthy industrialist. Unfortunately, i dont find this film all that impressive overall, and dont think its a must. Dance, fools, dance was the first of eight movies featuring crawford and gable. One response to dance, fools, dance 1931 david csontos, on july 24th, 2008 at 6. Get notified if it comes to one of your streaming services, like netflix, on. You could be forgiven for assuming that the 1931 mgm release dance, fools, dance is another of joan crawfords early flapper comedies, something along the lines of our modern maidens.
This month, joan crawford is a plucky newspaper reporter and clark gable is a loathsome gangster in dance fools dance. When misfortune hits hard on the jordan family of chicagos upper class, bonnie jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter. Dance, fools, dance is an example of the grittier side of prehays code hollywood. And each smoldered with the redhot chemistry originally sparked in dance, fools, dance. Discover what genre dance, fools, dance, 1931, directed by harry beaumont, with joan crawford, lester vail, cliff richards, belongs at turner classic movies. Crawford plays a bonnie jordan, a wealthy young woman whose life consists of parties, booze, and stripping off her clothes to jump from a yacht and go swimming.
Cast and crew credits for dance, fools, dance, 1931, directed by harry beaumont, with joan crawford, lester vail, cliff richards, at turner classic movies. Dance, fools, dance 1931 harry beaumont, joan crawford, cliff. After the death of her father and loss of the family fortune, bonnie gets a job as a cub reporter while her brother becomes involved in bootlegging. Gable is fifthbilled, but the moment he and crawford go into a clinch, there is no question who in the film could match her star power. Dance, fools, dance 1931 harry beaumont, joan crawford, cliff edwards, lester vail, crime, drama, romance march 19, 2016 after her father stanley jordan loses his wealth in market, bonnie goes to work as a cub reporter. Release dates 9 also known as aka 14 release dates usa 7 february 1931. A scene from the 1931 film dance, fools, dance, with joan crawford, clark gable and cliff edwards. Story and dialogue were created by aurania rouverol, and the film was directed by harry beaumont. Notes about dance, fools, dance, 1931, directed by harry beaumont, with joan crawford, lester vail, cliff richards, available from turner classic movies. Valentines day massacre in a garage and the june 9, 1930 murder of chicago tribune reporter jake lingle, who was shot while heading to a train station. Dance, fools, dance 1931 is a precode metrogoldwynmayer movie starring joan crawford, clark gable, and lester vail in a story about a reporter investigating the murder of a colleague. Dance, fools, dance is an early crawfordgable vehicle from 1931. Its one of crawfords best early films she and clark gable were dynamite. Dance, fools, dance 1931 directed by harry beaumont.
Dance, fools, dance 1931 cast and crew a broke socialite joan crawford gets a newspaper job and goes undercover at a cafe to expose a bootlegger clark gable. It stars joan crawford and william bakewell as bonnie and rodney jordan, two very rich and spoiled siblings. Dance, fools, dance 1931 where to watch it streaming online. Click the button below to add the dance, fools, dance 1931 dvd to your wish list. Dance, fools, dance 1931 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Wonderful dance number by joan crawford, from the racy precode film dance, fools, dance. Dance, fools, dance 1931 may not be one of those films that turns up on top 10 lists of precode movies, but its one of my favorites. Read the full synopsis of dance, fools, dance, 1931, directed by harry beaumont, with joan crawford, lester vail, cliff richards, at turner classic movies. Released 1931, dance, fools, dance stars joan crawford, cliff edwards, clark gable, lester vail the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 21 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.