Invitation to the Dance

May 22, 1956

1h 33m

★ 6.1

Overview

Three completely different stories are told through dance.

Genres

Music

Fantasy

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Invitation to the Dance Trailers

Cast

Host / Pierrot / The Marine / Sinbad

Gene Kelly

The Lover / The Artist

Igor Youskevitch

The Loved

Claire Sombert

The Streetwalker

Tamara Toumanova

Hat Check Girl

Diana Adams

Flashy Boyfriend

Tommy Rall

The Femme Fatale

Belita

The Husband

David Paltenghi

The Wife

Daphne Dale

The Model

Claude Bessy

The Crooner in 'Ring Around the Rosy'

Irving Davies

Scheherazade

Carol Haney

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Cast

Host / Pierrot / The Marine / Sinbad

Gene Kelly

The Lover / The Artist

Igor Youskevitch

The Loved

Claire Sombert

The Streetwalker

Tamara Toumanova

Hat Check Girl

Diana Adams

Flashy Boyfriend

Tommy Rall

The Femme Fatale

Belita

The Husband

David Paltenghi

The Wife

Daphne Dale

The Model

Claude Bessy

The Crooner in 'Ring Around the Rosy'

Irving Davies

Scheherazade

Invitation to the Dance

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Invitation to the Dance Trailers

Cast

Gene Kelly

Igor Youskevitch

Claire Sombert

Tamara Toumanova

Diana Adams

Tommy Rall

Belita

David Paltenghi

Daphne Dale

Claude Bessy

Irving Davies

Carol Haney

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A Girl on the Road

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Kiss Me, Kate

James and the Giant Peach

Center Stage

Cabaret

Peter Pan

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Were the World Mine

Death Note: The Musical

Anastasia

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Schultze Gets the Blues

The Harmonists

Outside of Paradise

Sarong Girl

A Girl on the Road

Paganini

Mummies

Kiss Me, Kate

James and the Giant Peach

Center Stage

Cabaret

Peter Pan

Hair

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Sailor Moon - Last Dracul Final Chapter - The Seal of the Super Planet Death Vulcan

Sailor Moon - Amour Eternal

Invitation to the Dance Trailers

Cast

Gene Kelly

Igor Youskevitch

Claire Sombert

Tamara Toumanova

Diana Adams

Tommy Rall

Belita

David Paltenghi

Daphne Dale

Claude Bessy

Irving Davies

Carol Haney