On Your Toes Plot Summary and Details

Plot

In this musical, a composer abandons vaudeville in favor of the legitimate stage. He soon finds himself entangle with a Russian ballet company that contains his old childhood lover, but when the troupe mistake him for a traitor trouble ensues. Perhaps the film is most notable for Balanchine's choreography of "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue." Songs include: "There's a Small Hotel," "Quiet Night," "On Your Toes," "Princess Zenobia Ballet."

MPAA Rating:

Not Yet Rated

Genre(s):

Comedy,Family,Musicals

Run Time:

93min.

Theatrical Release Date:

02/09/2009

Director(s):

Ray Enright

Starring:

Vera Zorina , Eddie Albert , Alan Hale , Frank McHugh , James Gleason

Keywords:

Russia,backstage,ballet-company,ballet-dance,career,childhood,childhood-sweetheart,composer,dance [art],jealousy,killing,life-changes,mistake,musical [play],problems,slaughter,stage,sweetheart,treason,vaudeville,visit