4.2
Wharf Angel
1934
“SHE WAS A DANCE HALL HOSTESS BUT THE BAND NEVER PLAYED "HOME SWEET HOME" FOR HER”
Ten Cents a Dance (1931)
January 30, 19311h 17mEN
6.8
18 votes
Overview
A taxi dancer with a jealous husband finds herself falling for a wealthy client.
Director
Lionel BarrymoreWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
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CinemaSerf
6.0"Barbara" (Barbara Stanwyck) works in one of those dance halls where the managers charge the punters 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…
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