The Dancing Town

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The Dancing Town
Directed byEdmund Lawrence [1]
Written byAdeline Leitzbach [1] or Rupert Hughes [2]
Produced byEugene Spitz [1]
Starring Helen Hayes
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • October 27, 1928 (1928-10-27)
Running time
20 minutes (2 reels, c. 200 ft. [1] )
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Dancing Town is a 1928 two-reeler film, starring Helen Hayes. It was Humphrey Bogart's film debut. [2]

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Film preservation

The UCLA Film and Television Archive has a complete preservation copy of the film. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The dancing town / Daniel Frohman presents; Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.; produced by Eugene Spitz; directed by Edmund Lawrence; scenario by Adeline Leitzbach". UCLA Film and Television Archive.
  2. 1 2 The Dancing Town at IMDb