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Daniel Dare
Born March 20, 1905 · New York City, New York, USA
Died November 20, 1996 · aged 91
Danny Dare started as actor on the stage in New York in the 1920s and became dance director in 1929, his works include Sweet Adelaide and Crazy Quilt. He also wrote vaudeville sketches and produced them. Since 1935 he was working as choreographer in Hollywood, his best remembered work is Holiday Inn (1942). Since 1945 he was also producer.
Known For
Ziegfeld Girl · 1941Ziegfeld Girl
★ 6.61941
MovieDramaMusic
Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.
Lady of Burlesque · 1943Lady of Burlesque
★ 5.41943
MovieMysteryComedy
After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.
My Favorite Brunette · 1947My Favorite Brunette
★ 6.61947
MovieComedyMystery
Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
Variety Girl · 1947Variety Girl
★ 6.51947
MovieMusicComedy
Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.
Road to Rio · 1947Road to Rio
★ 6.81947
MovieComedyAdventure
Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away onboard a ship bound for Rio, after accidentally setting fire to the big top of a circus. They then get mixed up with a potential suicide Lucia, who first thanks them, then unexpectedly turns them over to the ship's captain. When they find out that she has been hypnotized, to go through a marriage of convenience, when the ship reaches Rio, the boys turn up at the ceremony, in order to stop the wedding, and to help catch the crooks.
Panama Hattie · 1942Panama Hattie
★ 5.71942
MovieComedy
Sailors and spies mingle in between the acts at Hattie's nightclub in the Canal Zone.
Road to Bali · 1952Road to Bali
★ 6.21952
MovieComedyAdventure
Having to leave Melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two song-and-dance men sign on for work as divers. This takes them to an idyllic island on the way to Bali where they vie with each other for the favours of Princess Lala. The hazardous dive produces a chest of priceless jewels which arouses the less romantic interest of some shady locals.
Bring on the Girls · 1945Bring on the Girls
★ 6.21945
MovieComedyMusic
A millionaire joins the Navy hoping to find a girl who'll marry him for himself, not for his money. A beautiful gold-digger who works at a resort hotel sets out to get him.
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