Fallen Angels 'A Dime a Dance' (1995)

It’s 1995: Peter Bogdanovich is back on Showtime and better than ever! This week, we cover Peter’s first real noir output: an episode of the anthology series Fallen Angels. In his episode “A Dime a Dance,” we follow Jennifer Grey and Eric Stolz as they investigate the murder of a nightclub dancer and evade a killer that also seems to be on the hunt for Jennifer Grey. Peter being Peter, the episode also features L.B. Stratten as the murdered dancer. It’s a genuinely well-constructed episode made to look like almost all black and white cinematography, and makes one wish Peter had done more noir. We also discuss the Paranormal Activity stage adaptation, old timey radio programs (Journey didn’t want to go down a 15 minute spiral, but the 1949 Suspense episode “Ghost Hunt” is one of the precursors to modern found footage horror alongside Orson Welles’ infamous “War of the Worlds” broadcast and RULES), Spider-Noir presented in “True-Hue”, an unaired Bogdanovich pilot called Prowler, niche bar trivia theming, and how dance is the devil. Next Episode: To Sir, With Love II (1996) w/ Collin Brinkmann Further “Reading”: Fallen Angels S2E3 “A Dime a Dance” on YouTube By Bogdanovich (2011) Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette “‘Fallen Angels’: The Lost Showtime Series That Hinted at the Future of Prestige TV” by Jake Rossen for MentalFloss (Oct. 30, 2025) The first minute of Prowler pilot Scott Bakula in Prowler Noir program Full Moon Matinee featuring a Detective Host Magazine reprinting of ‘Dime a Dance’ / ‘The Dancing Detective’ THE BOGDANOVICH ARCHIVE Visit sortbyearliest.com Music by Ryan Torgeson Art by Jordan Kady Support your local independent cinemas and video stores! Follow Us! Sort By: Earliest on Instagram Jonah on Letterboxd and Twitter Journey on Letterboxd and Instagram