Film

The Unfinished Dance

1947 · 1h 41m · Drama · Music

Romance! Spectacle! Music!

IMDb

6.5

Rotten Tomatoes

67%

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.

Margaret O'Brien

'Meg' Merlin

Cyd Charisse

Mlle. Ariane Bouchet

Karin Booth

La Darina

Danny Thomas

Mr. Paneros

Esther Dale

Olga

Thurston Hall

Mr. Ronsell

Harry Hayden

Murphy

Elinor Donahue

Josie (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)

Connie Cornell

Phyllis

Ruth Brady

Miss Merlin

Charles Bradstreet

Fred Carleton

• Henry KosterDirector
• Myles ConnollyWriter
• Paul MorandStory
• Joe PasternakProducer
• Robert SurteesDirector of Photography
• Douglass Biggs Editor

The Unfinished Dance - Trailer

Release date

September 19, 1947

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, Music

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