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The Unfinished Dance

"Romance! Spectacle! Music!"

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NR 1947 · 1h 41m
Drama, Music
Starring Margaret O'Brien · Cyd Charisse · Karin Booth
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Meg, a young ballet student, idolizes the school's top ballerina, the shallow Ariane Bouchet. Meg is distressed when she learns visiting prima ballerina Darina rather than Bouchet will play the lead in the school's production of "Swan Lake." So on opening night, Meg arranges an accident which nearly kills Darina and ends her dancing career. As a result, Bouchet becomes a star, while Meg is torn with guilt. This is a remake of the 1937 French film "Ballerina", based on a short story by Paul Morand.

Theatrical
Sep 19, 1947
Director
Henry Koster
Writer
Paul Morand
Producer
Joe Pasternak
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
remake ballet
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Cast

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M
Margaret O'Brien
'Meg' Merlin
C
Cyd Charisse
Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
K
Karin Booth
La Darina
D
Danny Thomas
Mr. Paneros
E
Esther Dale
Olga
T
Thurston Hall
Mr. Ronsell
H
Harry Hayden
Murphy
E
Elinor Donahue
Josie (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)
R
Ruth Brady
Miss Merlin
C
Charles Bradstreet
Fred Carleton

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