The Unfinished Dance
movie
Romance! Spectacle! Music!
Released September 19, 1947
Overview
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.
Cast
Margaret O'Brien
as
'Meg' Merlin
Cyd Charisse
as
Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
Karin Booth
as
La Darina
Danny Thomas
as
Mr. Paneros
Esther Dale
as
Olga
Thurston Hall
as
Mr. Ronsell
Harry Hayden
as
Murphy
Elinor Donahue
as
Josie (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)
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Connie Cornell
as
Phyllis
Ruth Brady
as
Miss Merlin
Charles Bradstreet
as
Fred Carleton
Crew
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Douglass Biggs
as
Editor
Myles Connolly
as
Writer
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Paul Morand
as
Story
Herbert Stothart
as
Music
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Hugh Hunt
as
Set Decoration
Henry Koster
as
Director
Joe Pasternak
as
Producer
Cedric Gibbons
as
Art Direction
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Daniel B. Cathcart
as
Art Direction
Helen Rose
as
Costume Design
Irene
as
Costume Supervisor
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Jack Dawn
as
Makeup Designer