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Summary:

Dorothy Arzner, the sole woman to work as a director in the Hollywood studio system of the '30s and early '40s, brings a subversive feminist sensibility to this juicily entertaining backstage melodrama. A behind-the-footlights look at friendship, jealousy, and ambition in the ruthless world of show business, Dance, Girl, Dance follows the intertwining fates of two chorus girls: a starry-eyed dancer (Maureen O'Hara) who dreams of making it as a ballerina, and the brassy gold digger (a scene-stealing Lucille Ball) who becomes her rival both on the stage and in love.

Contributors:

Pommer, Erich, 1889-1966 , film producer

Slesinger, Tess, 1905-1945 , screenwriter

Davis, Frank, 1897-1984 , screenwriter

Baum, Vicki, 1888-1960 , author

Arzner, Dorothy, 1900-1979 , film director

O'Hara, Maureen, 1920-2015 , actor

Hayward, Louis, 1909-1985 , actor

Ball, Lucille, 1911-1989 , actor

Field, Virginia, 1917-1992 , actor

Bellamy, Ralph, 1904-1991 , actor

Carlisle, Mary, 1914-2018 , actor

Alexander, Katharine, 1898-1981 , actor

Brophy, Edward, 1895-1960 , actor

Abel, Walter, 1898-1987 , actor

Huber, Harold, 1910-1959 , actor

Ouspenskaya, Maria, 1876-1949 , actor

Ward, Edward, 1896-1971 , composer (expresssion)

Metty, Russell , director of photography

Wise, Robert, 1914-2005 , editor of moving image work

Stevenson, Edward, 1906-1968 , costume designer

RKO Radio Pictures , presenter, production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 1028

Subjects:

Dancers — Drama

Friendship — Drama

Female friendship — Drama

Burlesque (Theater) — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Drama

Burlesque (Theater)

Dancers

Female friendship

Friendship

Man-woman relationships

Genres:

Motion pictures

Show business films

Romantic comedy films

Musical films

Fiction films

Comedy films

Drama

Feature films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A ; mono.

Performers:

Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball, Virginia Field, Ralph Bellamy, Mary Carlisle, Katharine Alexander, Edward Brophy, Walter Abel, Harold Huber, Maria Ouspenskaya.

Production Credits:

Music by Edward Ward ; director of photography, Russell Metty ; edited by Robert Wise ; costume design by Edward Stevenson.

General Notes:

Title and credits from screen.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
Full screen (1.37:1).
Restored 4K digital transfer.
Special features: new introduction by critic B. Ruby Rich ; interview with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola ; essay by critic Sheila O'Malley.

Audience:

Rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (24 x 34 cm folded to 12 x 17 cm).

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.37:1; full screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

DAN 1940 BLU

ISBNs:

9781681437217
168143721X

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515246217
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC3149BD

OCLC Numbers:

1145701833