Dance, Girl, Dance

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John H @jhritz Mar 12, 2024 A romp with a drunken trust fund baby lead, a lot of marginal dancing, non-titillating burlesque, and a soliloquy followed by a cat fight. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 Jul 10, 2022 Dance, Girl, Dance is a decent film. It is about a a troupe of danseuses who become unemployed. Maureen O'Hara and Lucille Ball give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Dorothy Arzner did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the humor and drama. See more William L @RT77267842 Mar 19, 2021 A solid enough comedy-drama that uses a pretty conventional Horatio Alger-esque narrative about hard work, talent, and passion sustaining a sympathetic protagonist to eventual success, infused with a distinctly feminine perspective and a Lucille Ball performance that together give the film its identity in a sea of similar films of the period. The film's critical revival has hinged largely on its feminist stance, capped by a scathing speech from O'Hara's Judy to a crowd of jeering onlookers; there's a dated, somewhat conservative flair to it (the whole narrative includes a focus on traditional ballet's superiority to modern performance styles, and part of O'Hara's speech includes references to a "mother's disappointment"), but considering this stance in the context of the day reveals a greater significance and daring. Ball is the real star in her supporting role, just eating up the screen at each opportunity as the opportunistic and bawdy Bubbles/'Tiger Lily'; even if she's not the focus, it's a perfect encapsulation of the type of character that she excelled at. (3/5) See more Dec 22, 2016 Some interesting proto-feminist stuff here with a fascinating early Lucille Ball performance, but not much of interest otherwise. See more s r @ScottR 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 Nov 11, 2015 Fantastic! Nothing like it today. An overt and amazing commentary on the woman's right to work with subtle insight into the self sabotage that keeps them from success. A definite studio movie in style and tone, but with some really modern, arresting moments thrown in. See more Read all reviews

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