The Unfinished Dance

Director: Henry Koster

Overview

An aspiring ballerina begins following a prima ballerina hoping that she will become her replacement. Unfortunately, another dancer is chosen, causing the determined twinkle-toes to cause a little accident to destroy the usurper's career. It works and the hapless ballerina's career is destroyed. In the end, the conniving one atones for her treachery and the two become fast friends. Danny Thomas makes his feature film debut in this musical.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/13/2011
UPC:	0883316338735
Original Release:	1947
Source:	Warner Archives
Time:	1:41:00
Sales rank:	24,611

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Margaret O'Brien	'Meg' Merlin
Cyd Charisse	Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
Karin [Katharine] Booth	La Darina
Danny Thomas	Mr. Paneros
Esther Dale	Olga
Thurston Hall	Mr. Ronsell
Harry Hayden	Murphy
Ruth Brady	Miss Merlin
Ann Codee	Mme. Borodin
Elinor Donahue	Josie
Charles Bradstreet	Fred Carleton
Gregory Gaye	Jacques Lacoste

Technical Credits

Henry Koster	Director
Douglas Biggs	Editor
Daniel B. Cathcart	Art Director
Myles Connolly	Screenwriter
Cedric Gibbons	Art Director
David Lichine	Choreography
Joe Pasternak	Producer
Helen Rose	Costumes/Costume Designer
Irene Sharaff	Costumes/Costume Designer
Herbert Stothart	Score Composer
Robert Surtees	Cinematographer