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On Your Toes

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NR,1hr 33min
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October 14, 1939
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Warner Bros. Pictures
Synopsis: In this musical, a composer abandons vaudeville in favor of the legitimate stage. He soon finds himself entangle with a Russian ballet company that contains his old childhood lover, but when the troupe mistake him for a traitor trouble ensues. Perhaps the film is most notable for Balanchine's choreography of "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue." Songs include: "There's a Small Hotel," "Quiet Night," "On Your Toes," "Princess Zenobia Ballet." ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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On Your Toes suffered the fate of far too many Broadway-to-screen musicals in the 1930s: The score, which was what really made the original stage show a success, was severely trimmed by the film studio. True, such Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart gems as "There's a Small Hotel" and "Quiet Night" can still be heard -- but only as background music. Fortunately, the film does keep the play's two major ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Phil Dolan, Jr.
Sergei Alexandrovitch
Paddy Reilly
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