The Unfinished Dance
Young Meg Merlin, who hero-worships a dancer at her elite ballet school, is heartbroken when prima ballerina La Darina arrives to rival her idol. So Meg devises a plan. One little tug on a light switch while La Darina dances Swan Lake will ruin the performance. But Meg pulls the wrong switch the one that opens a stage trapdoor and sends the prima ballerina into a career-ending plunge to the floor below. Margaret O'Brien and Cyd Charisse play two generations of dancers in this lavish Technicolor® film that combines a tragic story of guilt and broken dreams with the opulence of ballet (among the elegant visuals: the mirrored floor that emulates the swans' watery domain). It's a must-see for fans of dance films.
Starring
Margaret O'Brien, Cyd Charisse, Karin Booth
Director
Henry Koster
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Cast & Crew
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Margaret O'Brien
"Meg" Merlin
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Cyd Charisse
Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
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Karin Booth
La Darina
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Elinor Donahue
Josie
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Danny Thomas
Mr. Paneros
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Esther Dale
Olga
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Thurston Hall
Mr. Sonsell
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Harry Hayden
Murphy
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Ruth Brady
Miss Merlin
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Ann Codee
Mme. Borodin
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Gregory Gaye
Jacques Lacoste
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Henry Koster
Director
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Joe Pasternak
Producer
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Myles Connolly
Writer