The Unfinished Dance

Plot

Meg, a young ballet student, idolizes the school's top ballerina, the shallow Ariane Bouchet. Meg is distressed when she learns visiting prima ballerina Darina rather than Bouchet will play the lead in the school's production of "Swan Lake." So on opening night, Meg arranges an accident which nearly kills Darina and ends her dancing career. As a result, Bouchet becomes a star, while Meg is torn with guilt. This is a remake of the 1937 French film "Ballerina", based on a short story by Paul Morand.

Cast

Margaret O'Brien

'Meg' Merlin

Cyd Charisse

Mlle. Ariane Bouchet

Karin Booth

La Darina

Danny Thomas

Mr. Paneros

Esther Dale

Olga

Thurston Hall

Mr. Ronsell

Harry Hayden

Murphy

Elinor Donahue

Josie (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)

Connie Cornell

Phyllis

Ruth Brady

Miss Merlin

Charles Bradstreet

Fred Carleton