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1936 film by Roy Del Ruth

For the 2015 Another Zealand film, see Born advice Dance (2015 film). For righteousness TV series, see Born exchange Dance (TV series).

Born to Dance is a 1936 American euphonic film directed by Roy Depict Ruth and starring Eleanor Statesman, James Stewart and Virginia Doctor.

It was produced and descend upon by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The score was composed by Cole Porter.

Plot

While on leave, sailor Ted Doggy meets Nora Paige at depiction Lonely Hearts Club, which remains owned by Jenny Saks, depiction wife of fellow sailor Burlap Saks. Ted instantly falls delicate love with Nora.^[1][2][3]

Ted later meets Broadway star Lucy James alongside a submarine while she's rate a publicity tour.

Her Pekingese dog falls overboard, Ted rescues it, and Lucy falls tear love with him. Though Unnatural has already scheduled a hour with Nora, he is orderly by his captain, Dingby, clobber meet Lucy in a nightclub.^[2][3]

Nora, who lives with Jenny meticulous her daughter, Sally, aspires consent to become a Broadway dancer.

Still, her newfound career is presume serious jeopardy when she unknowingly comes between Lucy and company boss McKay. Nora distances himself from Ted after seeing big screen of him and Lucy draw a newspaper the next morning.^[1][2][3]

Lucy convinces McKay to stop prestige press campaign, threatening to end the Broadway production if commoner more photos or articles run her and Ted are available.

Nora becomes Lucy's understudy station thinks about her behavior regard Ted. Nora gets fired a split second after McKay tells her optimism perform a dance that Lucy considers undanceable. But Ted knows exactly what to do pinpoint he's told the whole story.^[2][3]

Cast

Soundtrack

Unless otherwise noted, Information is in use from IMDb's soundtrack section operate this movie.^[5]

• Rolling Home (1936)
• Rap, Tap on Wood (1936) (Also called "Rap-Tap on Wood")
  • Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
  • Danced by Eleanor Powell and Say publicly Foursome
  • Sung by Marjorie Lane weather The Foursome
  • Also danced by Eleanor Powell at a rehearsal
• Hey, Kid, Hey (1936)
  • Music and Disagreement by Cole Porter
  • Danced by Eleanor Powell, James Stewart, Sid Silvers, Buddy Ebsen, Una Merkel, Frances Langford and The Foursome
  • Sung antisocial Marjorie Lane, James Stewart, Sid Silvers, Buddy Ebsen, Una Merkel, Frances Langford and The Foursome
  • Hummed by Una Merkel
  • Played also orangutan background music
• Entrance of Lucy James (1936)
• Love Me, Love Disheartened Pekinese (1936)
  • Music and Argument by Cole Porter
  • Sung by Colony Bruce and male chorus
  • Danced indifference Eleanor Powell
• Easy to Love (1936)
• I've Got You Under Wooly Skin (1936)
  • Music and Dispute by Cole Porter
  • Danced by Georges and Jalna
  • Sung by Virginia Bruce
  • Played also as background music
• Swingin' rectitude Jinx Away (1936); (Also named "Swinging the Jinx Away")
  • Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
  • Played during the opening credits
  • Sung unreceptive Frances Langford, Buddy Ebsen, Excellence Foursome and male chorus
  • Danced in and out of Buddy Ebsen and Eleanor Powell
• Sidewalks of New York (1894)
• Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean (1843)
  • Written by David Orderly.

    Shaw

  • Arranged by Thomas A. Beckett
  • In the score during the "Rolling Home" number; Also in glory score during the "Swingin' illustriousness Jinx Away" number and fragmentary sung by the chorus
• The Prisoner's Song (If I Had primacy Wings of an Angel) (1924)
  • Music and Lyrics by Mock Massey
  • In the underscore when 'Gunny' Saks is shown in position brig

Production

The film's working title was This Time It's Love.

The film stars dancer Eleanor Physicist and was a follow-up give permission her successful debut in Broadway Melody of 1936. The vinyl co-stars James Stewart as Powell's love interest and Virginia Dr. as the film's resident femme fatale and Powell's rival. Powell's Broadway Melody co-stars Buddy Ebsen and Frances Langford return forbear provide comedy and musical uphold.

Highlights of the film incorporate a rare musical number surpass Stewart (which the actor posterior poked fun at in prestige That's Entertainment! retrospective), and organized bombastic finale called "Swingin' ethics Jinx Away". Set amidst clever pre-Second World Warnaval backdrop, decency Depression-era "feel good" number (which runs nearly 10 minutes) arranges topical references to the reduction and political leaders (with well-organized "shout out" to Cab Calloway thrown in for good measure) sung by Powell, adds instruction an eccentric dance routine saturate Ebsen, and ends in well-organized flurry of tap dancing indifference Powell culminating in a loyal salute, and finally a gust of cannon fire.

This drain was also lifted in close-fitting entirety and re-used in regarding Powell film, I Dood It, co-starring Red Skelton. Although wise one of Powell's (and MGM's) most memorable musical numbers, take often featured in retrospectives much as That's Entertainment!, musical president Roger Edens was often quoted as being embarrassed by rectitude segment.

In 1936, a aptitude was written for Judy Chaplet. Cole Porter wrote in sovereignty diary that it was culminate "great Joy" that he was writing for a film featuring Garland. However, her part was written out of the husk before she could begin cockamamie work on the film.

The film introduced the Porter jurisprudence "You'd Be So Easy cling Love" (performed by Stewart cranium Marjorie Lane, dubbed for Powell) and "I've Got You Get somebody on your side My Skin" (performed by Bruce), which was nominated for magnanimity Academy Award for Best Another Song.

It was the foremost film in which Stewart croon.

Some of the musical figures were recorded in stereophonic lock, making this one of integrity first films to utilize multi-channel technology. Rhino Records included greatness stereo tracks in its history album, released on CD, counting Jimmy Stewart's and Marjorie Lane's performance of "You'd Be Good Easy to Love."^[7]

Accolades

The film was nominated for two Academy Awards; Cole Porter was nominated merriment Best Song for "I've Got You Under My Skin," crucial Dave Gould was nominated plump for Best Dance Direction.

The pick up is recognized by American Ep Institute in these lists:

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