Dance Hall

1h 20m
DramaRomance
5.5

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

Natasha Parry
Eve
Jane Hylton
Mary
Diana Dors
Carole
Petula Clark
Georgie
Donald Houston
Phil
Bonar Colleano
Alec
Douglas Barr
Peter
Fred Johnson
Mr. Wilson
Gladys Henson
Mrs. Wilson
Dandy Nichols
Mrs. Crabtree
Sydney Tafler
Manager
James Carney
Mike
Kay Kendall
Doreen
Eunice Gayson
Mona
Grace Arnold
Mrs Bennett
Thomas Heathcote
Fred
Harold Goodwin
Jack
Christopher Kane
American Soldier
Tonie MacMillan
Mrs. Hepple
Alec Finter
Palais Instructor
Doris Hare
Blonde
Michael Trubshawe
Colonel
Wally Fryer
Special Dancer
Violet Barnes
Special Dancer
Robert Henderson
Special Dancer
Len Colyer
Special Dancer
Dorice Brace
Special Dancer
Robert Burgess
Special Dancer
Margaret Baker
Special Dancer
Geraldo
Himself
Ted Heath
Himself
Alma Cogan
Dancer (uncredited)

Crew

Charles Crichton
Director
Diana Morgan
Screenplay
E. V. H. Emmett
Screenplay, Producer
Alexander Mackendrick
Screenplay
Seth Holt
Editor
Douglas Slocombe
Director of Photography

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