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Born to Dance (1936) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language
1936 · 105 mins · English
Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Starring
James Stewart, Doris Davenport, Una Merkel, Frances Langford, Reginald Gardiner, Bonnie Bannon

Following the style of M*G*M’s ‘The Great Ziegfeld’, the story follows a sailor on shore leave who falls for a young woman dreaming of a Broadway dance career. Their budding romance is threatened when a celebrated Broadway star, also attracted to the sailor, interferes, creating a tense love triangle amid the glitter of the stage.

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