Dorothy arzner christopher strong, the sole woman to work as a director in the hollywood studio system of the 1930s and early '40s, brings a subversive feminist sensibility to this juicily entertaining backstage melodrama'. '.strtoupper('a') behind the footlights look at friendship, jealousy, and ambition in the ruthless world of show business, dance, girl, dance follows the intertwining fates of two chorus girls a starry eyed dancer the quiet man's maureen o'hara who dreams of making it as a ballerina and the brassy gold digger a scene stealing lucille ball who becomes her rival both on the stage and in love'. '.strtoupper('t')he rare hollywood film of the era to deal seriously with issues of female artistic struggle and self actualization, arzner's film is a rich, fascinating statement from an auteur decades ahead of her time.special featuresnew, restored 4k digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the blu raynew introduction by critic b'. '.strtoupper('r')uby richnew selected scene commentary featuring film historian cari beauchampplus an essay by critic sheila o'malley