Ten Cents a Dance

1931

DramaRomance

A taxi dancer with a jealous husband finds herself falling for a wealthy client.

"SHE WAS A DANCE HALL HOSTESS BUT THE BAND NEVER PLAYED "HOME SWEET HOME" FOR HER"

Rating

6.8
16 votes

Popularity

0.2148

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

Columbia Pictures

Runtime

75 min.

Status

Released

Release: 1/30/1931

Credits

Ten Cents a Dance

Lionel BarrymoreDirector

Ten Cents a Dance

Barbara StanwyckBarbara O'Neill

Ten Cents a Dance

Ricardo CortezBradley Carlton

Ten Cents a Dance

Monroe OwsleyEddie Miller

Ten Cents a Dance

Sally BlaneMolly

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/2/2024

6 / 10

"Barbara" (Barbara Stanwyck) works in one of those dance halls where the managers charge 10 cents to dance with her - unless they are at table drinking (she's partial to milk!). It's not really a marriage of true love, but she ends up marrying the petty waster "Eddie" (Monroe Owsley) - a man who steals left, right and centre from his boss to stay one step ahead of his gambling debts. When she realises the size of the hole he's in, she borrows $5,000 from a wealthy client to bail him out. His reaction is the final straw for her patience with this relationship and she turns to a more practical solution with her loved-up benefactor "Carlton" (Ricardo Cortez). Thing is, that doesn't really make anyone very happy either... Lionel Barrymore directs this and he keeps it engaging enough as the plot itself regurgitates a fairly well trammelled triangular romantic drama. It's really Stanwyck who stands out as a star - she steals each scene simply by being on screen. There is a degree of chemistry between all three of the characters, but the ones with the pretty odious "Eddie" worked better as tempers fray. There is also a strong sense of camaraderie depicted between the gals who are trapped in a cycle of paw or be pawed and though the production is basic, it's still a watch hinting at what's to come from this actress.

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