Dance, girl, dance /

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 worl...

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Uniform Title:Dance, girl, dance (Motion picture : 1940)
Other Authors: Slesinger, Tess, 1905-1945 (Screenwriter), Davis, Frank, 1897-1984 (Screenwriter), Baum, Vicki, 1888-1960 (Screenwriter), Metty, Russell (director of photography.), O'Hara, Maureen, 1920-2015 (Actor), Hayward, Louis, 1909-1985 (Actor), Ball, Lucille, 1911-1989 (Actor), Field, Virginia, 1917-1992 (Actor), Bellamy, Ralph, 1904-1991 (Actor), Carlisle, Mary, 1914-2018 (Actor), Alexander, Katharine, 1898-1981 (Actor), Brophy, Edward, 1895-1960 (Actor), Abel, Walter, 1898-1987 (Actor), Huber, Harold, 1910-1959 (Actor), Ouspenskaya, Maria, 1876-1949 (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
Edition:DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 1028.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally produced 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.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert.
Format:DVD; region 1, NTSC; 4:3 fullscreen (1.37:1) presentation ; Dolby digital mono.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits: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; ; story by Vicky Baum.
ISBN:9781681437224
1681437228