Dr. Dani SanchezMar 21, 2024
Maureen O’Hara in Dorothy Arnzer’s “Dance, Girl, Dance”(1940)(https://youtu.be/DjTf1QK7gqU?si=XwhXyqYGKUEfCZ4y) walked so that America Ferrera in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie”(2023) (https://youtu.be/CBqlDWHkdHk?si=P3JDZro9__B0NCaQ) could exist
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Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) - Judy scolds the audience and the melee ensues.

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Show threadDr. Dani SanchezMar 21, 2024
Dorothy Arzner replaced Roy Del Ruth as the director of “Dance, Girl, Dance” (1940) and made radical changes to the script. This shifted the story from being a usual movie musical to a feminist examination of musicals
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Dr. Dani SanchezMar 21, 2024
Dorothy Arnzer (January 3, 1897-October 1, 1979) was the first woman to both direct a sound film and to join the Director’s Guild when it was established in 1933.
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