Paid to Dance

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Paid to Dance

"The Mystery Of Those 253 Missing 'Taxi' Girls Must Be Solved!"

1937

0h 55m

5.3(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

Government undercover agents William Dennis and Joan Barclay are working to solve the disappearances of girls working as "taxi-dancers" from dance halls operated by Jack Miranda and his henchman Nifty.

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10 members

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Don Terry

William Dennis

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Julie Bishop

Joan Bradley

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Rita Hayworth

Betty Morgan

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Arthur Loft

Jack Miranada

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Paul Fix

Nifty

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Paul Stanton

Charles Kennedy

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Louise Stanley

Phyllis Parker

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Ralph Byrd

Nickels Brown

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Beatrice Curtis

Frances Mitchell

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Bess Flowers

Suzy

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