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Invitation To The Dance

1956, Movie, NR, 93 mins

Invitation To The Dance: Review

Gene Kelly tries art cinema and fails. Too bad, given that this was a very personal film and it took him four years and a lot of persuading of the MGM front office to get it made. This ambitious work consists of three playlets, all done in dance and mime. No singing or dialogue here, though one doubts that would have helped anyway. Kelly has clearly taken French Film 101 for this endeavor, and his tragic clown in the first segment, the cleverly-named "Circus", is an obvious ... read more leave a comment

Invitation To The Dance: Cast & Details

Year: 1956
Rated NR

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Cast
Gene Kelly: The Clown/Sinbad/The Marine
Igor Youskevitch: The Lover
Claire Sombert: The Loved
Carol Haney: Scheherazade
David Kasday: The Genie
David Paltenghi: The Husband

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