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Dance Hall

  • 19501950
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
222
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Dance Hall (1950)
Drama
Episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall.Episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall.Episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
222
YOUR RATING
    • Charles Crichton
    • E.V.H. Emmett(original screenplay)
    • Diana Morgan(original screenplay)
    • Alexander Mackendrick(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Natasha Parry
    • Jane Hylton
    • Diana Dors
    • Charles Crichton
    • E.V.H. Emmett(original screenplay)
    • Diana Morgan(original screenplay)
    • Alexander Mackendrick(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Natasha Parry
    • Jane Hylton
    • Diana Dors
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 10User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Diana Dors, Petula Clark, Jane Hylton, and Natasha Parry in Dance Hall (1950)
    Dance Hall (1950)
    Bonar Colleano and Natasha Parry in Dance Hall (1950)
    Diana Dors, Petula Clark, Jane Hylton, and Natasha Parry in Dance Hall (1950)
    Petula Clark, Gladys Henson, and Fred Johnson in Dance Hall (1950)
    Bonar Colleano, Kay Kendall, and Natasha Parry in Dance Hall (1950)
    Dance Hall (1950)
    Bonar Colleano, Donald Houston, and Natasha Parry in Dance Hall (1950)
    Douglas Barr and Petula Clark in Dance Hall (1950)
    Petula Clark in Dance Hall (1950)
    Douglas Barr and Petula Clark in Dance Hall (1950)
    Douglas Barr and Petula Clark in Dance Hall (1950)

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    Natasha Parry
    Natasha Parry
    • Eve
    Jane Hylton
    Jane Hylton
    • Mary
    Diana Dors
    Diana Dors
    • Carole
    Petula Clark
    Petula Clark
    • Georgie
    Donald Houston
    Donald Houston
    • Phil
    Bonar Colleano
    Bonar Colleano
    • Alec
    Douglas Barr
    • Peter
    Fred Johnson
    Fred Johnson
    • Mr. Wilson
    Gladys Henson
    • Mrs. Wilson
    Dandy Nichols
    Dandy Nichols
    • Mrs. Crabtree
    Sydney Tafler
    Sydney Tafler
    • Manager
    James Carney
    • Mike
    Kay Kendall
    Kay Kendall
    • Doreen
    Eunice Gayson
    Eunice Gayson
    • Mona
    Grace Arnold
    Grace Arnold
    • Mrs. Bennett
    Thomas Heathcote
    Thomas Heathcote
    • Fred
    Harold Goodwin
    Harold Goodwin
    • Jack
    Christopher Kane
    • American Soldier
      • Charles Crichton
      • E.V.H. Emmett(original screenplay)
      • Diana Morgan(original screenplay)
      • Alexander Mackendrick(original screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      When scenes of dancing at the Palais occur in the film they often start from a tracking shot of the band drummer. This was no coincidence as the drummer was Jack Parnell. Already an accredited musician playing in Ted Heath's orchestra, as shown here, he soon became a top bandleader himself, composer ("Love Story" theme) and impresario in the then new UK network TV music business.
    • Soundtracks
      You're Only Dreaming
      Composed by Joyce Cochrane

      Lyric by Christopher Hassall

      Sung by Hy Hazell

      with the Geraldo Orchestra (uncredited)

      Arranged by Robert Sharples (uncredited)

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    7/10
    Window Into The Past
    I have a special fondness for old films that provide a window into the way we once were. Such a film is "Dance Hall" which provides the perfect boy meets girl & on off romance, in fact in real life this was how perhaps most couples met and romances developed. This movie shows British life before TV took over, before the teenage revolution and rock and roll when the big bands ruled via the dance hall phenomenon. A pimplier era of full employment and terrific post war optimism. Today hardly anyone can dance properly and dance halls are only in history books. I had not seen this movie previously and found it joyously nostalgic and a wonderful time capsule to a era long long gone.
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    • georgewilliamnoble
    • Mar 17, 2020

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    • Release date
      • June 1950 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Hammersmith Palais - 230 Shepherd's Bush Road, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Ealing Studios
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    • 1 hour 20 minutes
      • Black and White

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