MGM: Feature Films: Invitation To The Dance

Invitation To The Dance

• MGM

• Distributed by:

   Loew's

• Cartoon Characters:

   Hat Check Girl, Debutante, Model, Wife, Crooner, Scheherazade, The Genie, Pierrot, The Marine, Sinbad, The Husband, Flashy Boyfriend, The Loved, Streetwalker, Lover, Artist.

• Directed By

   Gene Kelly. (more).

• Produced By

   Arthur Freed. (more).

• Animated By

   William Hanna, Joseph Barbera .

• Written By

   Gene Kelly.

• Awards:

   Golden Berlin Bear, International Jury, Gene Kelly, Berlin International Film Festival, 1956.
  Nominee, Best Cinematography Award, Freddie Young, British Society of Cinematographers, 1956.

• Originally Released on March 01, 1957.

• Originally Released Theatrically.

• Running Time:

   93 minutes.

• Color

• U.S.A.

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Cartoon Summary:

Presents three stories in dance, music and pantomime. The third, "Sinbad the Sailor," is a fantasy, combining animation with live action, portraying the...  (more)

Cartoon Production Information:

Gene Kelly spent many years trying to create an all-dance film, with no dialogue. He finally persuaded MGM, his home studio, to do the project. The movie was filmed and produced in 1952. However,...  (more)