Dance Pretty Lady
| Dance Pretty Lady | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anthony Asquith |
| Written by | Anthony Asquith Compton MacKenzie (novel) |
| Produced by | Harry Bruce Woolfe |
| Starring | Ann Casson Carl Harbord Moore Marriott |
| Cinematography | Jack Parker |
| Music by | John Reynders |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Wardour Films |
Release date | 10 December 1931 |
Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Dance Pretty Lady is a 1931 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Ann Casson, Carl Harbord, Michael Hogan, Moore Marriott and Flora Robson. It was based on a novel by Compton Mackenzie.[1] The novel was subsequently remade as a 1946 film Carnival.
Plot
During the Edwardian era, a working-class ballet dancer begins a romance with a wealthy artist against a background of sharp disapproval.[2][3]
Cast
- Ann Casson as Jenny Pearl
- Carl Harbord as Maurice Avery
- Michael Hogan as Castleton
- Moore Marriott as Mr. Raeburn
- Flora Robson as Mrs. Raeburn
- Leonard Brett as Alf
- Norman Claridge as Jack Danby
- Sunday Wilshin as Irene
- René Ray as Elsie
- Eva Llewellyn as Aunt Mabel
- Marie Rambert Dancers as Dancers
- Wendy Toye
- Alban Conway
- Hermione Gingold
References
- ^ Craig Butler. "Dance Pretty Lady (1932) - Anthony Asquith - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Dance Pretty Lady (1931)". IMDb. 27 June 1932.
- ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30550/?availableLicense=yes
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