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Wonder Bar
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Wonder Bar

1934 · 84 min Crime Drama Music Romance
5.9 / 10 · TMDB

Harry and Inez are a dance team at the Wonder Bar. Inez loves Harry, but he is in love with Liane, the wife of a wealthy business man. Al Wonder and the conductor/singer Tommy are in love with Inez. When Inez finds out that Harry wants to leave Paris and is going to the USA with Liane, she kills him.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film constructs a web of unrequited love and jealousy within the shimmering confines of a Parisian nightclub. It relies on its musical numbers to underscore the emotional turmoil beneath the sequined surface, where every smile masks desperation.

What lingers after the final dance is a poignant sense of tragedy woven into spectacle. The glamour feels like a fragile veneer, making the dark turn of events all the more devastating. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Lloyd Bacon

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With a cocktail in hand, ready for a stylish yet morally complex journey into pre-Code Hollywood's nightlife.

🎭 Cast

Al Jolson

Al Jolson

Al Wonder

Kay Francis

Kay Francis

Liane Renaud

Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río

Inez

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

Harry

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Tommy

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Henry Simpson

Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

Emma Simpson

Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

Corey Pratt

Louise Fazenda

Louise Fazenda

Pansy Pratt

Hal Le Roy

Hal Le Roy

Himself

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