Born to Dance

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Born to Dance

1936,

1h 45m,

Musical/

Comedy

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500+ Ratings

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This musical follows the story of Nora Paige (Eleanor Powell), a dancer, and Ted Barker (James Stewart), a sailor. When Ted meets Nora, he knows that he has fallen in love. But after he rescues a Pekinese dog belonging to rival dancer Lucy James (Virginia Bruce), Ted is caught in a media mix-up when pictures surface of him and Lucy. If Ted wants to clear his image and win the love of his life, he must dance and sing his way back into Nora's heart.

Ann Ross

Maclean's Magazine

Jul 23, 2019

On the whole, Born to Dance is in the top flight of musical shows, the comedy is funnier than usual, the music better, the stepping faster.

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Dec 29, 2017

Pleasant musical tries hard.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Apr 28, 2008

B

Pleasantly breezy musical romantic comedy.

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

Apr 6, 2008

The original songs by Cole Porter aren't all memorable, but they are lively and two of them are among is classics: "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "Easy to Love."

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Jan 27, 2019

The best movie song ever sung: I've Got You Under My Skin!

Anakin R

Jan 22, 2017

What can be said about Born to Dance but that it's fun & it's a musical. One of the very few musicals of Jimmy Stewart & also staring the terrific Elenor Powell who had a big but brief career in Hollywood Musicals. The story truly takes a backseat to great songs & terrific numbers, the final sequence with Elenor on the Navy Battleship will truly be in the anvils of cinema for years to come. Has some terrific character actors but does fail as a clever narrative but I have no doubt Audiences of 1936 didn't loose much sleep over it.

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Roy Del Ruth

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Eleanor Powell

Nora Paige

James Stewart

Ted Barker

Virginia Bruce

Lucy James

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This musical follows the story of Nora Paige (Eleanor Powell), a dancer, and Ted Barker (James Stewart), a sailor. When Ted meets Nora, he knows that he has fallen in love. But after he rescues a Pekinese dog belonging to rival dancer Lucy James (Virginia Bruce), Ted is caught in a media mix-up when pictures surface of him and Lucy. If Ted wants to clear his image and win the love of his life, he must dance and sing his way back into Nora's heart.

Director: Roy Del Ruth
Screenwriter: Buddy G. DeSylva, Jack McGowan, Sid Silvers
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 7, 1936, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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