---
title: 'The Unfinished Dance (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henry Koster'
released: '1947-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-unfinished-dance-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039938/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Unfinished Dance (1947)

1947 · 101 min · Drama, Music, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Unfinished Dance is a 1947 American musical drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Margaret O'Brien, Cyd Charisse and Karin Booth. Like the 1937 French film Ballerina, it is an adaptation of Paul Morand's "La Mort du cygne". It won two awards at the 1948 Locarno International Film Festival. Its story centers around the members of a ballet company.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henry Koster](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-koster)
- **Screenplay:** [Myles Connolly](https://cinepixo.com/people/myles-connolly)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herbert Stothart](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-stothart)
- **Producer:** [Joe Pasternak](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-pasternak)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert L. Surtees](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-surtees)

## Cast

- [Cyd Charisse](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyd-charisse)
- [Danny Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-thomas)
- [Margaret O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-o-brien)
- [Elinor Donahue](https://cinepixo.com/people/elinor-donahue)

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