''Dance Fools Dance'', 1931 - art by Eric Rohman is a mixed media by Movie World Posters which was uploaded on January 21st, 2022.
''Dance Fools Dance'', 1931 - art by Eric Rohman
A vintage Swedish movie poster of ''Dance Fools Dance'', 1931, with Joan Crawford and Clark Gable. This is an American pre-Code crime drama film... more
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''Dance Fools Dance'', 1931 - art by Eric Rohman
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A vintage Swedish movie poster of ''Dance Fools Dance'', 1931, with Joan Crawford and Clark Gable. This is an American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Harry Beaumont. This film is significant for several reasons, including being one of the early roles of Joan Crawford, who was a rising star in Hollywood at the time. Here's a brief description of the film:
Plot:
"Dance, Fools, Dance" tells the story of Bonnie Jordan (played by Joan Crawford), a young woman from a wealthy family who finds herself in a world of crime and corruption during the Great Depression. When her father's business collapses due to financial misconduct, Bonnie's family loses everything, and her father takes his own life.
In an effort to support her family and seek justice for her father's death, Bonnie decides to become a reporter. She starts working for a newspaper, where she crosses paths with reporter and love interest, Bob (played by Lester Vail). Together, they begin investigating a criminal gang involved in racketeering and stock market manipulation.
As Bonnie and Bob get deeper into the dangerous world of organized crime, they put their lives on the line to expose the criminals responsible for her family's downfall and her father's suicide. The film explores themes of social injustice, crime, and the moral choices faced by its characters.
"Dance, Fools, Dance" is notable for its portrayal of a strong, independent female lead character, which was somewhat unconventional for the time. Joan Crawford's performance in this film helped solidify her status as a leading lady in Hollywood. The movie also reflects the social and economic challenges of the Great Depression and the public's fascination with crime and gangsters during that era.
Overall, "Dance, Fools, Dance" is a classic early Hollywood film known for its engaging plot, Joan Crawford's performance, and its exploration of societal issues of the time. It remains a part of the rich history of American cinema from the early 1930s.
About the artist:
Eric Wilhelm Rohman (May 18, 1891, Nyköping, Sweden— Jan. 6, 1949, Stockholm) was a Swedish illustrator and advertising artist.
The crisp and essential style of Rohman is striking in his movie posters. His traits are well outlined and sharp and give life to the characters; he uses few colors and is never too loud, he has a great originality in managing the composition and the construction of space.
The Swedish artist creates movie posters that are caricatured and powerful in the representation, with high graphic settings. He depicts essential backgrounds of cities, apartment interiors, airplanes, bars, or simple backgrounds with geometric patterns. Rohman's posters attract the audience's attention creating curious scenes, geometric and coherent in the narrative but never static. That never gets boring.
He was raised in Helsingborg, where he discovered a passion for drawing and acting after his undergraduate education. To satisfy his newfound craving, he spent years studying under Swedish painter and illustrator Carl Wilhelmson at the Gothenburg Academy of the Arts. He took side work creating advertising illustrations for newspapers to pay his tuition. He also designed and drew several book covers and books.
Rohman had a brother who managed a large chain of theaters, which needed a constant supply of original art for film posters. Rohman then began working for his brother, which launched his career as a poster designer. In 1921 he was the only person in Sweden who worked full-time creating poster illustrations.
However, to fulfill the theater's demand, he had to work quickly. As a result, he designed four or five posters every week. But he was nonetheless generally still able to bring out the essential details of the film and its actors to express the essence of a film's theme.
Search "Rohman" to see more of his art.
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January 21st, 2022
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