Roseland

Oct 2, 1977

1h 44m

★ 5.1

THE ETERNAL PROM

Overview

"Roseland" is made up of three stories, sometimes connecting, all set in the famed New York City dance palace, and all having the same theme: finding the right dance partner.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Oregon Four

Merchant Ivory Productions

Roseland Trailers

Cast

May

Teresa Wright

Stan

Lou Jacobi

Master of Ceremonies

Don De Natale

Ruby

Louise Kirtland

Red-Haired Lady

Hetty Galen

Young May

Carol Culver

Young Eddie

Denny Shearer

Marilyn

Geraldine Chaplin

Cleo

Helen Gallagher

Pauline

Joan Copeland

Russel

Christopher Walken

George

Conrad Janis

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