Paid to Dance
| Paid to Dance | |
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| Directed by | Charles C. Coleman |
| Written by | Robert E. Kent |
| Story by | Leslie T. White |
| Produced by | Ralph Cohn |
| Starring | Don Terry Jacqueline Wells |
| Cinematography | George Meehan |
| Edited by | Byron Robinson |
| Music by | Morris Stoloff |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Paid to Dance (also known as Hard to Hold) is a 1937 drama film starring Don Terry, Jacqueline Wells and Rita Hayworth.
Plot summary
Government agents William Dennis (Terry) and Joan Barclay (Wells) are undercover, working to solve the disappearances of girls working as "taxi-dancers" of the many dance halls operated by Jack Miranda (Arthur Loft) and his henchman Nifty (Paul Fix). 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
- Don Terry as William Dennis[1]
- Jacqueline Wells as Joan Bradley[1]
- Rita Hayworth as Betty Morgan[1]
- Arthur Loft as Jack Miranda[1]
- Paul Stanton as Charles Kennedy[1]
- Paul Fix as Nifty[1]
- Louise Stanley as Phyllis Parker[1]
- Ralph Byrd as Nickels Brown
- Beatrice Curtis as Frances Mitchell[1]
- Bess Flowers as Suzy[1]
- Beatrice Blinn as Lois[1]
- Jane Hamilton as Evelyn[1]
- Dick Curtis as Mike Givens[1]
- Al Herman as Joe Krause[1]
- Thurston Hall as Governor[1]
- John Gallaudet as Barney Wilson[1]
- Horace MacMahon as LaRue[1]
- George Lloyd as Sanders[1]
- Ruth Hilliard as Ruth Gregory[1]
- Ann Doran as Rose Tervor[1]
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