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The unfinished dance

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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General Dance Video Archive

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Title
The unfinished dance
Names
Charisse, Cyd (Dancer)
Booth, Karin, 1916-2003 (Performer)
O'Brien, Margaret, 1937- (Performer)
Lichine, David (Choreographer)
Morand, Paul, 1888-1976 (Author)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Production company)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1947
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 6411
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 7-122 (former)
Topics
Unfinished dance (Motion picture)
Genres
Motion pictures
Filmed dance
Notes
Creation/production credits: Produced by M-G-M Pictures. Producer: Joe Pasternak. Director: Henry Koster. Screenplay by Myles Connolly from the story, "Le mort du cygne," by Paul Morand. Music: Herbert Stothart. Dance director: David Lichine.
Content: Dance sequences include ballet excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Swan lake, Delibes' Coppelia, Gounod's Faust, Chopin prelude, Holiday for strings, and the polka from The bartered bride.
Performers: Margaret O'Brien, Cyd Charisse, Karin Booth, Ester Dale, Danny Thomas, Thurston Hall, Harry Hayden, Mary Eleanor Donahue, and Connie Cornell.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (100 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY807025641-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12158714
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dc3ac6a0-7dc3-0134-3683-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1947: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The unfinished dance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1947. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ea5d510-ef9b-0133-b0cd-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The unfinished dance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ea5d510-ef9b-0133-b0cd-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1947). The unfinished dance Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ea5d510-ef9b-0133-b0cd-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The unfinished dance