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The Clown in 'Circus' /
The Marine in 'Ring Around the Rosy' /
Sinbad in 'Sinbad the Sailor'
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| Igor Youskevitch | ... |
The Lover in 'Circus' /
The Artist in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
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Claire Sombert | ... |
The Loved in 'Circus'
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| Tamara Toumanova | ... |
The Girl on the Stairs in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
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Diana Adams | ... |
The Hatcheck Girl in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
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| Tommy Rall | ... |
The Sharpie in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
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| Belita | ... |
The Femme Fatale in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
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David Paltenghi | ... |
The Husband in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
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Daphne Dale | ... |
The Wife in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
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Claude Bessy | ... |
The Model in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
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Irving Davies | ... |
The Crooner in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
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| André Previn | ... |
The Composer at the Piano in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
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David Kasday | ... |
The Genie in 'Sinbad the Sailor'
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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. 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>
In what must have been a daring move in the 1950s, Gene Kelly created a film which was pure dance - three sequences (Circus, Ring Around The Rosy, Sinbad the Sailor).
Although not a great grosser in its day, time has been kind to this film and although it is not that well known, this film should be as it has a large amount of charm.
The first section, Circus, is a story about a clown and his unrequited love for the leading lady. A common love triangle presented in ballet, this is bittersweet and watchable.
In Ring Around The Rosy, a bracelet is lost and found and there is a charming duet to watch ... while Sinbad the Sailor includes a mix of real life and animation in the story of the sailor and the genie.
As good as any of Kelly's other work, this should be seen a lot more than it is.