Dancing Dynamite | |
Director: | Noel M. Smith |
Studio: | Richard Talmadge Productions |
Distributor: | State Rights Mercury Pictures |
Runtime: | 63 or 67 minutes[1] |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Dancing Dynamite is a 1931 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Noel M. Smith.[1] It premiered in New York on 18 August 1931, and was distributed by State Rights and Mercury Pictures. Dancing Dynamite was filmed on location at Santa Catalina Island.
A review from The Film Daily on 16 August 1931 praised the film, particularly Talmadge's performance, writing; "Fast action meller with Richard Talmadge out[-]stunting himself in thrill stuff that will please the fans."[2]
A negative review from Variety on 25 August wrote that Dancing Dynamite was a "badly knit story" adding "It is 63 minutes of silly clowning interspersed with acrobatics by Richard Talmadge."