''After the Dance'' is a 1935 American Proto-Noir,
crime
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romance drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super- ...
melodrama
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exce ...
directed by Leo Bulgakov and starring
Nancy Carroll,
George Murphy
George Lloyd Murphy (July 4, 1902 – May 3, 1992) was an American dancer, actor, and politician. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 1930 to 1952. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild fro ...
and
Thelma Todd.
[Nemcek p.204]
Main cast
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Nancy Carroll as Anne Taylor
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George Murphy
George Lloyd Murphy (July 4, 1902 – May 3, 1992) was an American dancer, actor, and politician. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 1930 to 1952. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild fro ...
as Jerry Davis
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Thelma Todd as Mabel Kane
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Jack La Rue as Mitch
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Arthur Hohl as Louie
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Wyrley Birch as Warden
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Thurston Hall as District Attorney
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Victor Kilian as Kennedy
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Robert Middlemass as King
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George McKay as Danny
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Virginia Sale as Edna
References
Bibliography
* Paul L. Nemcek. ''The films of Nancy Carroll''. 1969.
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1935 films
1935 drama films
1930s English-language films
American drama films
Films directed by Leo Bulgakov
American black-and-white films
Columbia Pictures films
1930s American films
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