Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
Directed by Dorothy Arzner · Cinematography by Russell Metty, Joseph H. August
Approved90 min64 frames
DramaComedyRomance
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What is Dance, Girl, Dance about?
Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.
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What does the cinematography of Dance, Girl, Dance look like?
Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of Dance, Girl, Dance leans on medium shots (52% of the sample) and close-ups (17%). Cinematographer Russell Metty keeps 52% of it in soft, high-key light. Night and dusk account for 55% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
What is the color palette of Dance, Girl, Dance?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) are #020202, #fcfcfc, #8a8a8a, #c8c8c8, #454545, #707070 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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