"Happy" Farrell (Moore) wants to be a famous song and dance man. He befriends a young dancer, Leola (Love), who accompanies him to an audition. Leola is given a contract, but Happy is not. Happy changes careers and becomes successful, but still yearns to be a song and dance man. After three years, Leola plans to retire from dancing so that she can get married, but Happy returns to pursue his original dream. Leola is inspired by this, and her fiancé agrees to let her continue her dancing career.[7]
The film received mixed reviews. Although the actors were praised, the plot was criticized because the two leads were not reunited at the end of the film.[7][8]
Preservation
An incomplete print of The Song and Dance Man that is missing reel 1 is located in the Library of Congress.[9]
^The American Film Institute (1978). Catalog of Holdings: The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress. Washington. p. 170. OCLC5102838.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)