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The Men in Her Life (1941)
A circus performer becomes a ballerina and then begins her life of a career versus marriage and a home-life. She marries her first husband, her mentor and instructor, primarily out of gratitude. After his death, she marries an American thinking that can be her escape from the world of ballet. But she leaves him to return the dancing. She has a child but does not tell her husband. When her daughter is two-years-old, the husband finds out and takes the child to America. The ballerina continues to dance until her best dancing days have gone by.
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A circus performer becomes a ballerina and then begins her life of a career versus marriage and a home-life. She marries her first husband, her mentor and instructor, primarily out of gratitude. After his death, she marries an American thinking that can be her escape from the world of ballet. But she leaves him to return the dancing. She has a child but does not tell her husband. When her daughter is two-years-old, the husband finds out and takes the child to America. The ballerina continues to dance until her best dancing days have gone by.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama
Written By:Paul Trivers, Frederick Kohner, Michael Wilson
In Theaters:10/30/1941
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Runtime:89 minutes
Studio:Gregory Ratoff Productions
Cast
Gregory Ratoff
Director
Loretta Young
Lina Varasvina / Polly Varley
Conrad Veidt
Stanislas Rosing
Dean Jagger
David Gibson
Eugenie Leontovich
Marie
Shepperd Strudwick
Roger Chevis
Otto Kruger
Victor
Ann E. Todd
Rose
Paul Baratoff
Manilov
Billy Ray
Nurdo (as Billy Rayes)
Ludmila Toretzka
Mme. Olenkova
Tommy Ladd
Lina's Dancing Partner (as Tom Ladd)
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