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Dancers in the Dark is a 1932 American pre-Code film about a taxi dancer (Miriam Hopkins), a big band leader (Jack Oakie), and a gangster (George Raft). The screenplay was written by Herman J. Mankiewicz (Citizen Kane), Brian Marlow and Howard Emmett Rogers from Jazz King, a stage drama by James Ashmore Creelman, and directed by David Burton.
Original Release
03/11/1932
US Release
03/11/1932
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Miriam Hopkins | Gloria Bishop |
| Jack Oakie | Duke Taylor |
| William Collier Jr. | Floyd Stevens |
| Eugene Pallette | Gus |
| Lyda Roberti | Fanny Zabowolski |
| George Raft | Louie Brooks |
| Maurice Black | Max |
| DeWitt Jennings | Police Sergeant McGroody |
| Paul Fix | Benny |
| Eduardo Durant | Orchestra Leader |
Directors
Writers
James Ashmore Creelman, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Brian Marlow, Howard Emmett Rogers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Miriam Hopkins | Gloria Bishop |
| Jack Oakie | Duke Taylor |
| William Collier Jr. | Floyd Stevens |
| Eugene Pallette | Gus |
| Lyda Roberti | Fanny Zabowolski |
| George Raft | Louie Brooks |
| Maurice Black | Max |
| DeWitt Jennings | Police Sergeant McGroody |
| Paul Fix | Benny |
| Eduardo Durant | Orchestra Leader |
| Eduardo Durant's Rhumba Band | Musical Ensemble |
| George Bickel | Spiegel |
| James Bradbury Jr. | Happy - Trombonist |
| Sam Coslow | Duke Taylor (singing voice) / Duke Taylor |
| Jesse De Vorska | Dance Hall Customer |
| Claire Dodd | Girl at Bar |
| Jack Elder | Minor Role |
| Paul Gibbons | Member, Eduardo Durant's Orchestra |
| Mary Gordon | Scrubwoman / Cleaning Lady |
| Adelaide Hall | Gloria Bishop (singing voice) / Gloria Bishop |
