The Unfinished Dance
“Romance! Spectacle! Music!”
1947•NR•1h 41m•6.4•Released
DramaMusic
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.
Director
Henry Koster
Writer
Myles Connolly
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
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
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Joe Pasternak
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