A never-completed stage musical was the source for the MGM superproduction Born to Dance. The plot is another three-sailors-on-leave affair, with Ted (James Stewart), Mush (Buddy Ebsen) and Gunny (Sid Silvers, who also co-wrote the script) romancing the eminently romanceable Nora (Eleanor Powell), Peppy (Frances Langford) and Jenny (Una Merkel). Nora aspires to become a dancing star, but her career nearly ends before it begins when she inadvertently comes between Broadway luminary Lucy James (Virginia Bruce) and her producer-lover McKay (Alan Dinehart). If anyone watching back in 1936 really cared about the plot, they probably weren’t music lovers. The lovely Cole Porter score (his first written directly for the screen) includes “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”, sung by Virginia Bruce to James Stewart, and “Easy to Love”, warbled by Stewart to Eleanor Powell. Highlights include Reginald Gardiner’s impersonation of a symphony-conducting traffic cop (a routine he’d previously performed on stage) and Eleanor Powell’s climactic tap routine on board an art-deco battleship (a sequence later re-deployed for the climax of 1944’s I Dood It)., Sailors Ted Barker (Academy Award winner Stewart), ‘Gunny’ Saks (Sid Silvers) and ‘Mush’ Tracy (Buddy Ebsen) want to paint the town, but Ted instantly loses his heart when he meets Nora Paige (Powell)., Tu, an ambitious young man who dreams of being a professional hip-hop dancer. When his father issues an ultimatum, Tu decides that dance is his way out., In his only musical, James Stewart (who warbles “Easy to Love”) plays a sailor on leave in New York City, where he falls for an aspiring Broadway singer. Cole Porter’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” (sung by Virginia Bruce) was nominated for a Best Song Oscar, but lost to “The Way You Look Tonight” from “Swing Time.”
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Born to Dance ” ?
A: The main cast includes Eleanor Powell,James Stewart,Virginia Bruce,Una Merkel,Sid Silvers,Frances Langford,Raymond Walburn,Alan Dinehart,Buddy Ebsen,Juanita Quigley,Reginald Gardiner,Barnett Parker,James Flavin,Dennis O’Keefe,Anita Brown,Charles Coleman,Mary Dees,Jonathan Hale,Jean Joyce,John Kelly,George King,Fuzzy Knight,Wally Maher,Franklin Parker,Harry Strang,Charles Trowbridge,Helen Troy,John Tyrrell,Bobby Watson,Edwin B. Willis,Cedric Gibbons,Harvey Haislip,Alfred Newman,Jack McGowan,Sid Silvers,Ray June,Blanche Sewell,Adrian,Buddy G. DeSylva,Joseph C. Wright,Dave Gould.
Q: When Did the “Born to Dance” Released?
A: The Movie “Born to Dance” originally aired on 1936-11-27 and released in the year of 1936.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Born to Dance” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Born to Dance” ?
A: “Born to Dance” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
