Joan Crawford's and Clark Gable's previous outing, DANCE, FOOLS, DANCE, had Gable sixth-billed; two years later, in DANCING LADY, the costars had equal status in the MGM pantheon. Jane Barlow (Crawford) is a struggling hoofer forced to dance in a burlesque house in downtown Manhattan to
make ends meet; Tod Newton (Franchot Tone) is a rich wastrel out for a slumming night on the town with some equally snobby friends who wanders into the theater. The place is raided by police suspecting indecency, and the uptowners follow the performers to court, where Tod pays Jane's $50 fine.
Initially unwilling to let Tod pay, Jane shows her moral fiber even more afterwards, when ...
Released:
1933
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins