Dance Pretty Lady
| Dance Pretty Lady | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Anthony Asquith |
| Written by | Anthony Asquith |
| Based on |
Carnival by Compton Mackenzie |
| Produced by | Harry Bruce Woolfe |
| Starring |
Ann Casson Carl Harbord Moore Marriott |
| Cinematography | Jack Parker |
| Music by | John Reynders |
Production company |
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| 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 the 1912 novel Carnival by Compton Mackenzie. 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.
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 as Dancer
- Alban Conway
- Hermione Gingold