The Unfinished Dance

1947
U
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

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Margaret O'Brien in The Unfinished Dance (1947)

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Comedy Drama Musical

A young dance student accidentally cripples a teacher she doesn't like.A young dance student accidentally cripples a teacher she doesn't like.A young dance student accidentally cripples a teacher she doesn't like.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

523

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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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

Ann Codee

Mme. Borodin

Gregory Gaye

Jacques Lacoste
(as Gregory Gay)

Lola Albright

Fashion Model
(uncredited)

Polly Bailey

Wardrobe Woman
(uncredited)

Margaret Bert

Hairdresser
(uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Miss Morgan
(uncredited)

Sidney D'Albrook

Gallagher
(uncredited)

Director
- Henry Koster
Writers
- Paul Morand
- Myles Connolly
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User reviews22

Featured review

7/10

It's on today!!!

Oh, I was so thrilled when I saw a Margaret O'Brien film on the TCM slate for today!!! And then when it came on in COLOR!!! My daughters were in dance lessons most of their lives and one continued to dance even after becoming a mom and a teacher. They would love to see this old movie. Since I am watching the movie currently, I can't comment on the overall, but I am thrilled to see such a young Danny Thomas! He looks a little like Mandy Patinkin. Just watching makes me smile and think of my own childhood, dancing, dreaming. Just know out there, that you can still find this movie on TCM. The Technicolor is vibrant and the values are old-fashioned and lovely. The blacker elements are still to come -- hang in there and watch it with me...all the way to the end!!!

mitzkity
Jul 12, 2006
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Trivia
Film debut of Danny Thomas.

Goofs
When Meg is running out of the locker room right after the "accident", a moving shadow of the boom microphone and cable can be seen on a pillar in the background.

Quotes
Title Card: Long before people sang, they danced. Out of their dancing grew a new world, strange and wonderful - the world of ballet. This is a story of that world, of those who dance, of those who love and of those who hate, and of one who loved too much.