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Dance Hall is a 1950 British drama film directed by Charles Crichton. The film was an unusual departure for Ealing Studios at the time, as it tells the story about four women and their romantic encounters from a female perspective.
Considered a minor Ealing work, Dance Hall was released on the Gaumont circuit with a re-issued Overlanders (d. Harry Watt, 1946) in support. It was not a great success, perhaps because the world depicted (factory work, tenement flats, the suburban Palais dance hall) was too familiar to much of the urban audience.
- Charles Crichton
- Ealing Studios
- Michael Balcon
- E.V.H. Emmett
Harry Watt, 1946) in support. It was not a great success, perhaps because the world depicted (factory work, tenement flats, the suburban Palais dance hall) was too familiar to much of the urban audience.
- Charles Crichton
- Ealing Studios
- Michael Balcon
- E.V.H. Emmett
With Natasha Parry, Jane Hylton, Diana Dors, Petula Clark. The storyline centres on four young female factory workers who escape the monotony of their jobs by spending their evenings at the Chiswick Palais, the local dance hall, where they have various problems with their boyfriends.
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- Drama, Music, Romance
- Charles Crichton
- 1950-06
Episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall in Chiswick, London. Unusual at the time, the film tells its story from a feminine perspective. Today, it is mainly recognised for its post-war London atmosphere, with bomb sites, trolleybuses and rationing. Cast. Crew.
- Charles Crichton
- Ealing Studios, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall in Chiswick, London. Unusual at the time, the film tells its story from a feminine perspective. Today, it is mainly recognised for its post-war London atmosphere, with bomb sites, trolleybuses and rationing.
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Sep 10, 2012 · Director Crichton moved on to some of the cosier Ealing comedies, but working on Dance Hall, as co-writer and editor respectively, were more abrasive talents Alexander Mackendrick and Seth Holt.
