Invitation to the Dance
Movie
1956
1 HOUR 32 MINS
Musical
A silent clown at a carnival falls in love with a woman but must battle and dance with many colorful characters in order to win her affection.
Cast & Crew
Gene Kelly Host/Pierrot/The Marine/Sinbad
Igor Youskevitch The Lover/The Artist
Claire Sombert The Loved
Carol Haney Scheherazade
David Kasday The Genie/Little Sailor
David Paltenghi The Husband
Daphne Dale The Wife
Claude Bessy The Model
Tommy Rall Flashy Boyfriend
Belita The Femme Fatale
Irving Davies The Crooner
Diana Adams Hat Check Girl
Tamara Toumanova The Streetwalker
Gene Kelly Director
Arthur Freed Producer
Gene Kelly Screenwriter
Joseph Ruttenberg Cinematography
Freddie Young Cinematography
Adrienne Fazan Film Editing
Raymond Poulton Film Editing
Robert Watts Film Editing
Irene Howard Casting
Randall Duell Art Director
Cedric Gibbons Art Director
Alfred Junge Art Director
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Upcoming TV Airings
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Thursday, December 4
Gene Kelly dances in "Circus," "Ring Around the Rosy" and "Sinbad the Sailor."
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