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Dance, Girl, Dance

Play trailer Poster for Dance, Girl, Dance 1940,  1h 30m,  Musical Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 83% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 64% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 12 Reviews 64% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A burlesque queen (Lucille Ball) competes with an aspiring ballerina (Maureen O'Hara) for a divorced playboy (Louis Hayward).

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Richard Brody The New Yorker May 30, 2016
Arzner films it with fascination and enthusiasm, and the choreography is marked by the point of view of the spectators and the dancers' awareness that they're being watched. Go to Full Review
Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Sep 28, 2015
The themes are female friendship and a woman's fulfillment, and it is one of Arzner's most coherent and accomplished films. Go to Full Review
Paul Taylor Time Out Sep 28, 2015
Arzner's internal critique of Hollywood ideology (woman as silent object of male scrutiny). It works within the confines of a stock vaudevillian golddiggers comedy-drama. Go to Full Review
Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness Jun 9, 2020
4/5
With this release and its wonderful supplemental interviews, an opportunity is created to shed some light on a forgotten director and her work. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Jun 7, 2020
3/4
Not surprisingly, the scene where O'Hara's character directly lambasts an audience for its collective "male gaze" retains its topicality. Go to Full Review
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Han S Dec 12, 2016 I enjoyed it. Lucille ball was a ball of fire, while Maureen's motivations were oddly placed. Had it been better written it could have been great. 1001 movies to see before you die. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Dorothy Arzner

Director

Maureen O'Hara

Judy O'Brien

Louis Hayward

Jimmy Harris

Lucille Ball

Bubbles

Virginia Field

Elinor Harris

Ralph Bellamy

Steve Adams

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Movie Info

Synopsis A burlesque queen (Lucille Ball) competes with an aspiring ballerina (Maureen O'Hara) for a divorced playboy (Louis Hayward).
Director
Dorothy Arzner
Producer
Erich Pommer
Screenwriter
Tess Slesinger, Frank Davis, Vicki Baum
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 30, 1940, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2008
Runtime
1h 30m
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