Paid to Dance

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Rita Hayworth, Julie Bishop, Arthur Loft, and Don Terry in Paid to Dance (1937)

Government undercover agents William Dennis (Don Terry) and Joan Bradley (Julie Bishop as Jacqueline Wells) are working to solve the disappearances of girls working as "taxi-dancers" from da... Read allGovernment undercover agents William Dennis (Don Terry) and Joan Bradley (Julie Bishop as Jacqueline Wells) are working to solve the disappearances of girls working as "taxi-dancers" from dance halls operated by Jack Miranda (Arthur Loft) and his henchman Nifty (Paul Fix). Dennis... Read allGovernment undercover agents William Dennis (Don Terry) and Joan Bradley (Julie Bishop as Jacqueline Wells) are working to solve the disappearances of girls working as "taxi-dancers" from dance halls operated by Jack Miranda (Arthur Loft) and his henchman Nifty (Paul Fix). Dennis sets himself up as a theatrical booking agent, and shows his power by the opening and clo... Read all

Director
- Charles C. Coleman
Writers
- Leslie T. White
- Robert E. Kent
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6.3/10

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Director
- Charles C. Coleman
Writers
- Leslie T. White
- Robert E. Kent
Stars

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The top gangster contacts the big boss by picking up a phone and speaks to him without dialing a number or going through an operator and doesn't even make sure that he's speaking to the right person. He then asks for advice on a situation that's just happened and which the big boss would have no knowledge of.

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5/10

Undercover Cops

Taxi dancers are disappearing from the dance halls of the state, and some are turning up dead. While citizen groups demand the halls be closed, Don Terry and Julie Bishop go to work undercover to solve the crimes and close down the racket. Miss Bishop gets a job as a dance-hall girl, while Terry opens a competing hall and gets an in as a fixer.

This seems to be based on Lucky Luciano's brothels; it wouldn't be the first or last time that the Production Code turned prostitutes in taxi dancers. It's high speed, timing in at an hour, but lacks much in the way of interesting details thereby, despite. A cast that includes Rita Hayworth, Paul Fix, and Thurston Hall.