| Dance Band | |
| Director: | Marcel Varnel |
| Music: | Harry Acres (musical director) |
| Cinematography: | Bryan Langley |
| Studio: | British International Pictures |
| Distributor: | Wardour Films |
| Runtime: | 75 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Dance Band is a 1935 British musical film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers, June Clyde and Steven Geray.[1] It was shot at Welwyn Studios[2] with sets designed by the art director David Rawnsley.
When dance band leader Buddy Milton competes in a contest with a female orchestra, he falls in love with its leader, Pat Shelley. Intense rivalry between the two bands and the machinations of a crooked business manager, serve as romantic obstacles along the way.
The New York Times wrote, "In "Dance Band," the new film at the Fox Theatre in Brooklyn, Charles (Buddy) Rogers resumes the boyish smile and mannerisms that he employed so successfully a few years ago. Rather more successful as a musician than as a romantic actor, he displays his versatility by playing almost every instrument in his jazz orchestra with skill. The story concerns two rival band leaders, Mr. Rogers and June Clyde, who meet under amusing if rather shopworn circumstances...The music, except for an excellent number called the Valparaiso, is commonplace."[3]