"Belle of The Ball!" - Jennifer Jones, Louis Jordan, Van Heflin

From a spectacular arrival, to a disturbing departure, there's never a dull moment!
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[missclassicforever]

It's amazing how easy it seems to waltz, when you are waltzing with Louis Jourdan

[varadero1839]

@missclassicforever After protesting "too much" it only took her a few minutes to work her show, with Louis as her partner! Is it just me, or do half the men seem to be wearing very cheap toupees? Anyway, thanks so much for writing!

[MrShaun42088]

BREAK THE WINDOWS?? @-@ what they don't open?

[varadero1839]

@MrShaun42088 Hi MrShaun42088! See below for the controversy surrounding this issue! Dramatic effects can be fun! Financially, and artistically this scene had to have enhanced the bottom line! Very beautiful, and watching Jennifer and Louis whirl around made me happy when they broke the windows! It kind of shocked me back into reality!

[hepburne123]

What a Wonderful waltz, spectacular moment in film history. Vincente Minnelli GREAT, GREAT, GREAT !!!!!!!!

[dflartist]

In "Men Who Made the Movies" docu, the narrator states, rather snottily, that Director Minnelli, because he was a purveyor of light entertainment that he often misunderstood why characters such as Mdm Bovary had her fall".

After seeing this movie and several others by Minnelli, I must disagree and wonder why that remark was made at all.

I can understand why someone would be bitter or jealous of his immense talent.

[razorsedgeish]

One of the best movie taken from a great

Book. Jennifer was great as Madame Bovery

Having James Mason telling the story help

One understand Emma need to be loved .as she live most of her life Dreaming, and being

Totally selfish but the ending could have been kinder istill like the movie.

[girlygirl1447]

does anyone know the song thats i think called the belle of the ball?? they play it at the dixie stampede when the girls in the pretty dresses come down?

[MrShaun42088]

@varadero1839 hello...love the scene.... it was like something from a dream. a bit of Madness and the people didn't seem to care! one woman started to laugh when she witnessed it. the whole scene made for a very unforgetable moment and such a fantastic climax!

--I was just saying before, you could have just opened the windows. i guess when your rich, you've got money to throw out the window!

[squeapler]

I absolutely love this scene. "Break the windows!" punctuated by the poor drunk husband upsetting the tray of glasses.

[menixon1975]

@varadero1839 It was suppose a thing they did... The dancing was so fierce in this scene, Women in corsets at that time , could possible get the vapors, or fainting spells. Sometimes they broke windows to get air in for the ladies. Crazy, but it worked really well with the movie and the storyline.

[amberlights1]

@Ianey11 She needed air , the wealthy could afford to replace the broken windows. People were probably a little "high" & maybe threw out inhibitions such as property damage. Such is extravagant living.