The Unfinished Dance (1947)
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
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Margaret O'Brien as 'Meg' Merlin |
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Cyd Charisse as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet |
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Karin Booth as La Darina |
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Danny Thomas as Mr. Paneros |
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Esther Dale as Olga |
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Thurston Hall as Mr. Ronsell |
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Harry Hayden as Murphy |
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Elinor Donahue as Josie (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) |
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Connie Cornell as Phyllis |
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Ruth Brady as Miss Merlin |
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Charles Bradstreet as Fred Carleton |
| Directing | Henry Koster | Director |
| Art | Daniel B. Cathcart | Art Direction |
| Art | Hugh Hunt | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Herbert Stothart | Music |
| Editing | Douglass Biggs | Editor |
| Production | Joe Pasternak | Producer |
| Writing | Myles Connolly | Writer |
| Writing | Paul Morand | Story |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Sound Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Dawn | Makeup Designer |
| Camera | Robert Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Julian Silberstein | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eugene Joseff | Costume Assistant |
