Paid to Dance

Paid to Dance (also known as Hard to Hold) is a 1937 American drama film starring Don Terry, Jacqueline Wells and Rita Hayworth.

Paid to Dance
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Directed by	Charles C. Coleman
Written by	Robert E. Kent
Story by	Leslie T. White
Produced by	Ralph Cohn
Starring	Don Terry Jacqueline Wells
Cinematography	George Meehan
Edited by	Byron Robinson
Music by	Morris Stoloff
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 11, 1937 (1937-12-11)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Government agents William Dennis and Joan Bradley are undercover, working to solve the disappearances of girls working as "taxi-dancers" of the many dance halls operated by Jack Miranda and his henchman Nifty. Dennis sets himself up as a theatrical booking agent, and shows his power by the opening and closing of Miranda's Paradise Club at will.

Cast

• Don Terry as William Dennis^[1]
• Jacqueline Wells as Joan Bradley^[1]
• Rita Hayworth as Betty Morgan^[1]
• Arthur Loft as Jack Miranda^[1]
• Paul Stanton as Charles Kennedy^[1]
• Paul Fix as Nifty^[1]
• Louise Stanley as Phyllis Parker^[1]
• Ralph Byrd as Nickels Brown
• Beatrice Curtis as Frances Mitchell^[1]
• Bess Flowers as Suzy^[1]
• Beatrice Blinn as Lois^[1]
• Jane Hamilton as Evelyn^[1]
• Dick Curtis as Mike Givens^[1]
• Al Herman as Joe Krause^[1]
• Thurston Hall as Governor^[1]
• John Gallaudet as Barney Wilson^[1]
• Horace MacMahon as LaRue^[1]
• George Lloyd as Sanders^[1]
• Ruth Hilliard as Ruth Gregory^[1]
• Ann Doran as Rose Tervor^[1]