Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark

LOVE in her heart - HATE in her soul - She sang the melody of DEATH!

NR 1932 · 74 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama

A bandleader tries to romance a dancer by sending her boyfriend, a musician, out of town. However, things get complicated when he finds out that a gangster has designs on her too.

Directed by David Burton · Written by Howard Emmett Rogers

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