Summaries

When a vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer have little luck in their separate careers, they decide to combine their acts; to save money on the road, they get married.

Burlesque entertainer Skid and specialty dancer Bonny meet, fall in love, and marry. As a comedy-dance team they play the circuit until Skid gets an offer from a Broadway talent scout. Bonny remains "on the road" while Skid, a sensation in New York, resumes an affair with Sylvia Marco, an old flame in the same show. Aware that Skid is unfaithful, Bonny decides to divorce him and marry wealthy rancher Harvey Howell. Unable to go on without Bonny, Skid begins to drink heavily, and he loses his job. Bonny returns and helps Skid walk through the first performance of his new job.

A vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer aren't having much luck in their separate careers, so they decide to combine their acts. In order to save money on the road, they get married. Soon their act begins to catch on, and they find themselves booked onto Broadway. They also realize that they actually are in love with each other, but just when things start to look up, the comic starts to let success go to his head.[email protected]

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Keywords
  • defiance
  • unemployment
  • drinking
  • vaudeville
  • pre code
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Aug 15, 1929
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Passed
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Paramount Pictures

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 55m
Color Black and White
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