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Paid to Dance

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Paid to Dance
Lobby card
Directed byCharles C. Coleman
Written byRobert E. Kent
Story byLeslie T. White
Produced byRalph Cohn
StarringDon Terry
Jacqueline Wells
CinematographyGeorge Meehan
Edited byByron Robinson
Music byMorris Stoloff
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 11, 1937 (1937-12-11)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Paid to Dance (also known as Hard to Hold) is a 1937 American drama film starring Don Terry, Jacqueline Wells and Rita Hayworth.

Plot

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Government agents William Dennis and Joan Bradley are undercover, working to solve the disappearances of girls working as "taxi-dancers" of the many dance halls operated by Jack Miranda and his henchman Nifty. Dennis sets himself up as a theatrical booking agent, and shows his power by the opening and closing of Miranda's Paradise Club at will.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Paid to Dance". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
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