Dancing Dynamite Explained

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.

Cast

Reception

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."

Notes and References

  1. https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/5177 Dancing Dynamite
  2. https://archive.org/details/filmdailyvolume55657newy/page/370/mode/2up The Film Daily (Jul-Dec 1931)