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Invitation to the Dance (1956)

93 min  -  Animation | Fantasy | Musical  -   15 May 1956 (USA)
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This is a movie where three entirely different stories are told though dancing. Words are not used and the style of dancing is different for each part... See full summary »

Director:

Gene Kelly

Writer:

(uncredited) See more »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gene Kelly ...
Host / Pierrot / The Marine / Sinbad
Igor Youskevitch ...
The Lover / The Artist
Claire Sombert Claire Sombert ...
The Loved
Tamara Toumanova ...
The Streetwalker
Diana Adams Diana Adams ...
Hat Check Girl
Tommy Rall Tommy Rall ...
Flashy Boyfriend
Belita Belita ...
The Femme Fatale
David Paltenghi David Paltenghi ...
The Husband
Daphne Dale Daphne Dale ...
The Wife
Claude Bessy Claude Bessy ...
The Model
Irving Davies Irving Davies ...
The Crooner
Carol Haney Carol Haney ...
David Kasday David Kasday ...
The Genie / Little Sailor
André Previn ...
Composer at Piano
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Storyline

This is a movie where three entirely different stories are told though dancing. Words are not used and the style of dancing is different for each part. Kelly is a clown in the 'Circus'; a Marine in 'Ring Around the Rosy'; and Sinbad in 'Sinbad the Sailor'. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Circus | Marine | Clown | Sailor | Artist  | See more »

Genres:

Animation | Fantasy | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Einladung zum Tanz See more »

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$600,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

André Previn's music for the "Ring Around the Rosy" sequence replaced a rejected score by Malcolm Arnold. See more »

Connections

Featured in Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (1988) See more »

Soundtracks

"Sinbad the Sailor"
from "Scheherazade"
Music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Music Adapted by Roger Edens and Conrad Salinger (uncredited)
Conducted by Johnny Green
Orchestrated by Conrad Salinger and Robert Franklyn (uncredited)
Danced by Carol Haney, Gene Kelly and David Kasday See more »