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In Dance Hall, Cesar Romero plays a smooth-talking owner of the hottest nightclub in Pennsylvania. His patrons adore him, his pianist, William Henry, is a loyal friend, and every woman is constantly begging for attention. He's learned that the worse you treat a dame, the better they like it; consequently, he's a world-class cad. When a new singer, Carole Landis, gets a contract with his club, he thinks she'll be as easy a conquest as everyone else.

The banter between Carole and Cesar is hilarious. Just as sharp as a Jean Harlow and Clark Gable comedy from the early thirties - and very reminiscent, too! They're constantly locking horns, and doing one bad turn to each other. Cesar's pranks are quite terrible, but don't take the movie too seriously. If you concentrate on how bad a person he is, you won't be able to root for him to get the girl! In one scene, he locks Carole's boyfriend in a closet so he can drive her home, then he leaves her on the side of the road at two in the morning with only one shoe and lets her walk ten miles home alone!

Watch this one if you like screwball comedies from the 1930s. It's very cute, and has the perfect amount of escapism for a fun evening. It's nice to see the talent and beauty of Carole before her life took a terrible turn. And it's a very rare treat to see J. Edward Bromberg getting a kiss from a beautiful woman!