# Dance Pretty Lady

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{{Short description|1931 British film by Anthony Asquith}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Dance Pretty Lady
| image          =  
| caption        = 
| director       = [Anthony Asquith](/source/Anthony_Asquith)
| producer       = [Harry Bruce Woolfe](/source/Harry_Bruce_Woolfe)
| writer         = Anthony Asquith
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[Carnival](/source/Carnival_(Mackenzie_novel))''|[Compton Mackenzie](/source/Compton_Mackenzie)}}
| narrator       = 
| starring       = [Ann Casson](/source/Ann_Casson) <br> [Carl Harbord](/source/Carl_Harbord) <br> [Moore Marriott](/source/Moore_Marriott)
| music          = [John Reynders](/source/John_Reynders)
| cinematography = [Jack Parker](/source/Jack_Parker_(cinematographer))
| editing        = 
| studio         = [British Instructional Films](/source/British_Instructional_Films)
| distributor    = [Wardour Films](/source/Wardour_Films)
| released       = {{Film date|1931|12|10|df=yes}}
| runtime        = 64 minutes
| country        = United Kingdom
| language       = English
}}

'''''Dance Pretty Lady''''' is a 1931 British [drama film](/source/drama_film) directed by [Anthony Asquith](/source/Anthony_Asquith) and starring [Ann Casson](/source/Ann_Casson), [Carl Harbord](/source/Carl_Harbord), [Michael Hogan](/source/Michael_Hogan_(British_actor)), [Moore Marriott](/source/Moore_Marriott) and [Flora Robson](/source/Flora_Robson). It was based on the 1912 novel ''[Carnival](/source/Carnival_(Mackenzie_novel))'' by [Compton Mackenzie](/source/Compton_Mackenzie).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/dance-pretty-lady-v88494|title=Dance Pretty Lady (1932) - Anthony Asquith - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|author=Craig Butler|work=AllMovie}}</ref> The novel was subsequently remade as a 1946 film ''[Carnival](/source/Carnival_(1946_film))''.

==Plot==
During the [Edwardian era](/source/Edwardian_era), a working-class [ballet dancer](/source/ballet_dancer) begins a romance with a wealthy artist against a background of sharp disapproval.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30550/?availableLicense=yes |title=BFI &#124; Film & TV Database &#124; DANCE PRETTY LADY (1932) |access-date=25 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012031626/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30550/?availableLicense=yes |archive-date=12 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Cast==
* [Ann Casson](/source/Ann_Casson) as Jenny Pearl  
* [Carl Harbord](/source/Carl_Harbord) as Maurice Avery 
* [Michael Hogan](/source/Michael_Hogan_(screenwriter)) as Castleton  
* [Moore Marriott](/source/Moore_Marriott) as Mr. Raeburn  
* [Flora Robson](/source/Flora_Robson) as Mrs. Raeburn  
* [Leonard Brett](/source/Leonard_Brett) as Alf  
* [Norman Claridge](/source/Norman_Claridge) as Jack Danby  
* [Sunday Wilshin](/source/Sunday_Wilshin) as Irene  
* [René Ray](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Ray) as Elsie  
* [Eva Llewellyn](/source/Eva_Llewellyn) as Aunt Mabel 
* [Marie Rambert Dancers](/source/Marie_Rambert_Dancers) as Dancers  
* [Wendy Toye](/source/Wendy_Toye) as Dancer
* [Alban Conway](/source/Alban_Conway)
* [Hermione Gingold](/source/Hermione_Gingold)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0022797}}
{{Anthony Asquith}}
{{Compton Mackenzie}}

Category:1931 films
Category:Films directed by Anthony Asquith
Category:Films set in the 1900s
Category:British historical drama films
Category:1930s historical drama films
Category:Films set in London
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1931 drama films
Category:1931 English-language films
Category:1931 British films
Category:Films scored by John Reynders
Category:English-language historical drama films

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