Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 7:00pm
“Dance, Girl, Dance” is a part of the collaboration with Union College Film Studies titled “Breaking the Rules: Great Women of the Pre-Code Era,” curated by Professor Jenelle Troxell. Professor Troxell and her colleagues will introduce several Pre-Code Hollywood classics and participate in an informed Q&A about each film immediately afterward.
This film’s Q&A will be led by Union College’s Çigdem Çidam, Associate Professor of Political Science.
Synopsis: When a troupe of danseuses becomes unemployed, one of them (Lucille Ball) takes up burlesque dancing while another (Maureen O’Hara) dreams of performing ballet.
1940. Run time 1 hour 30 minutes. Not rated.