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Down to Earth (1947)
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21 August 1947 (USA)
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She Sings And Dances like an Angel! more
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Upset about a new Broadway musical's mockery of Greek mythology, the goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth and lands a part in the show...
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unusual dancing
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(Complete credited cast) | Rita Hayworth | ... | Terpsichore / Kitty Pendleton |
 | Larry Parks | ... | Danny Miller |
| Marc Platt | ... | Eddie |
| Roland Culver | ... | Mr. Jordan |
| James Gleason | ... | Max Corkle |
 | Edward Everett Horton | ... | Messenger 7013 |
| Adele Jergens | ... | Georgia Evans |
| George Macready | ... | Joe Manion |
| William Frawley | ... | Police Lieutenant |
| Jean Willes | ... | Betty (as Jean Donahue) |
| Kathleen O'Malley | ... | Dolly |
| William Haade | ... | Spike |
| James Burke | ... | Detective Kelly |
 | Dorothy Hart | ... | The New Terpsichore (as Dorothy Brady) |
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101 min
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Although it is not unusual in the history of film for an actor's singing voice to be dubbed by someone else this film is a rare instance where both leads, Rita Hayward and Larry Parks, could not sing. Anita Ellis sang for Rita and Hal Derwin dubbed Parks.
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Miscellaneous: The same news item about twins getting a two-week tryout keeps appearing in different newspaper columns over the course of several months.
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Terpsichore:
[singing] There's a law against men beating their wives, which inhibits about a million guys' lives.
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People Have More Fun Than Anyone
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Down to Earth (1947)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| Delightful, Clever and Inspiring. | mohammedepstein |
| This movie is just awful | laxlon |
| Kitty Pendleton | peterduray-bito |
| Dubbed singing | davidkindc |
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From the dance fan's perspective this film has one particularly unusual number. The long "Greek Ballet" - end result of Terpsichore's meddling, done in the out-of-town tryout, is a marvelous send-up of Martha Graham and the modern dance movement of the period in general. Very unexpected in a popular star vehicle, particularly because it's fairly long and doesn't really feature Hayworth or Platt very prominently. One wonders how Cole got away with doing it and keeping it in the film. Well worth watching.
The contrast with the original "Kiss of the Muse" dance, and the (abbreviated) final show version of the Greek ballet makes an enlightening statement about "highbrow art" vs. entertainment.
It's a shame that Adele Jergens didn't get more opportunites to dance in films. She does a marvelous job as the first Terpsichore in the over-the-top "Kiss of the Muse" number. Marc Platt's dance skills were also underutilized - he's in all the numbers, but the choreography don't really make any demands on his skills.