Dance, girl, dance / - Blu-ray special edition. - 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) - The Criterion collection ; 1028 . - Criterion collection ; 1028. .

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

Music director and music by Edward Ward ; lyrics [and one song] by Chester Forrest and Robert Wright ; dances staged by Ernst Matray ; director of photography, Russell Metty ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; gowns by Edward Stevenson ; edited by Robert Wise. Music director and music by Edward Ward ; lyrics [and one song] by Chester Forrest and Robert Wright ; dances staged by Ernst Matray ; director of photography, Russell Metty ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; gowns by Edward Stevenson ; edited by Robert Wise.

Maureen O'Hara (Judy), Louis Hayward (Jimmy Harris), Lucille Ball (Bubbles), Virginia Field (Elinor Harris), Ralph Bellamy (Steve Adams), Mary Carlisle (Sally), Katharine Alexander (Miss Olmstead), Edward Brophy (Dwarfie), Walter Abel (Judge), Harold Huber (Hoboken gent), Maria Ouspenskaya (Madame Basilova).

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.

Rating: Not rated.


Blu-ray; region A; 4:3 full screen (1.37:1); LPCM 1.0 mono; requires Blu-ray player.
This Blu-ray disc will not play on standard DVD players.

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Dancers--Drama.
Friendship--Drama.
Female friendship--Drama.
Burlesque (Theater)--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--Drama.
Burlesque (Theater)
Dancers.
Female friendship.
Friendship.
Man-woman relationships.


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Musical films.
Fiction films.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Show business films.
Romantic comedy films.
Comedy films.
Musical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
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