The Unfinished Dance

Romance! Spectacle! Music!

The Unfinished Dance — Plot

Meg, a young ballet student, idolizes the school's top ballerina, the shallow Ariane Bouchet. Meg is distressed when she learns visiting prima ballerina Darina rather than Bouchet will play the lead in the school's production of "Swan Lake." So on opening night, Meg arranges an accident which nearly kills Darina and ends her dancing career. As a result, Bouchet becomes a star, while Meg is torn with guilt. This is a remake of the 1937 French film "Ballerina", based on a short story by Paul Morand.

• Release date
• September 19, 1947
• Runtime
• 101 min
• Genres
• Drama, Music
• Director
• Henry Koster

The Unfinished Dance — Cast

Margaret O'Brien 'Meg' Merlin Cyd Charisse Mlle. Ariane Bouchet Karin Booth La Darina Danny Thomas Mr. Paneros Esther Dale Olga Thurston Hall Mr. Ronsell Harry Hayden Murphy Elinor Donahue Josie (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)