Film director, Dorothy Arzner, was perhaps one of the first women directors in male Hollywood. Maybe her lesbianism helped in others forgetting that she was a female. Anyway this cast included Maureen O'Hara, Lucille Ball, Ralph Bellamy, and others who would have fabulous careers in Hollywood at the time. Dance, Girl, Dance is nothing more than a comedy and melodrama. Of course, Arzner's direction is not inspiring because she has such a wonderful cast. Who would have thought that Lucille Ball could have had a dramatic role for a change before her own hit show on television? Maureen O'Hara is truly an Irish beauty who is still with us for now while most of the cast have gone to a better place. Dorothy Arzner paved the way for other women directors, lesbian or not, to put their stamp on Hollywood. Sadly, this film is not the greatest or worst film of all time but you can still watch it and debate on whether women have come so far in Hollywood.
Review of Dance, Girl, Dance
