Jessica unravels the death of a ballerina after she dances a ballet that has killed everyone who has tried it.Jessica unravels the death of a ballerina after she dances a ballet that has killed everyone who has tried it.Jessica unravels the death of a ballerina after she dances a ballet that has killed everyone who has tried it.
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Robert Buckingham
- Audience Member
- (uncredited)
Marcello Clay
- Audience Member
- (uncredited)
Jenna Elfman
- Ballet Dancer in background
- (uncredited)
Suzanne Lodge
- Audience Member
- (uncredited)
Randy Masoner
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Gary Moerke
- Audience Member
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Los Angeles Orpheum theater, originally built as a combination vaudeville and feature film venue, located on the South end of the theatrical Broadway Main Street, has been used for television locations. The Orpheum was where the "Gumm (Garland) Sisters were performing their vaudeville act in 1935 when Busby Berkeley was told by his MGM Boss, "catch their act, report if the kids should get an audition!" .... Berkeley drove from the studio, parking in the lot across the street, buying a ticket at the box office, entering the theater to wait, and then catch their act! Returning to MGM the same afternoon, Berkeley reported to Louis B. Mayer, and arranged with their mother to bring the sisters to the Culver City Studio for a meeting and audition. Afterwards, the sisters were signed to a contract, appearing in a short musical filmed in Santa Barbara, California. "Murder, She Wrote -Danse Diabolical" used the theater because the stage had an under stage with a stage trap opening centered in the stage's middle floor.
- GoofsThe "fast-acting" poison used to kill the victim was Thallium. Thallium is a heavy metal, which takes a long time to kill its victims.
- Quotes
Jessica Fletcher: There are three things you can never get enough of in life, Lieutenant. Chocolate, friends, and the theater.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2023)
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
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Not one of the stronger episodes.
There are a few things about "Danse Diabolique" that did not appeal to me. First, the plot idea is pretty silly....that a ballet called 'Danse Diabolique' is supposedly cursed and folks who dance it, die! This is silly...but also makes you wonder why anyone would take this risk. Second, a LOT of the episode consisted of ballet...which some will love and some will hate. I'm certainly not a fan and wanted to see more of Jessica Fletcher.
The ballet in San Francisco is going to perform this cursed dance. But it's pretty clear that the lady doing the dance will soon die, as she's awful and uses people (subtle, she isn't). And so, when she dies on opening night, this isn't much of a surprise. Jessica and the local detective work the case together.
If you love ballet, you'll likely appreciate this more than I did. But even if you do, the idea of a toxic dance is hard to believe...and make for a weak episode.
The ballet in San Francisco is going to perform this cursed dance. But it's pretty clear that the lady doing the dance will soon die, as she's awful and uses people (subtle, she isn't). And so, when she dies on opening night, this isn't much of a surprise. Jessica and the local detective work the case together.
If you love ballet, you'll likely appreciate this more than I did. But even if you do, the idea of a toxic dance is hard to believe...and make for a weak episode.
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- planktonrules
- Feb 12, 2023
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