Invitation to the Dance (film)
Invitation to the Dance is a 1956 American dance anthology film consisting of three distinct stories, all starring and directed by Gene Kelly. It was the first film Kelly directed on his own, after co-directing three films with Stanley Donen.
Theatrical release poster
Eugene Curran Kelly was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessible to the general public, which he called "dance for the common man". He starred in, choreographed, and co-directed with Stanley Donen some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s.
Kelly in 1943
Leslie Caron and Kelly in the trailer for An American in Paris (1951)
Singin' in the Rain trailer: Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Kelly (1952)
Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, and Gene Kelly from a lobby card for Singin' in the Rain