Branson's pick Dance, Girl, Dance is a 1940 American comedy-drama directed by Dorothy Arzner and starring Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball, and Ralph Bellamy. The film follows two dancers who strive to preserve their own integrity while fighting for their place in the spotlight and for the affections of a wealthy young suitor. The feminist movement of the late 60s and early 70s helped give the film a new lease on life. In 2007, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, describing it as Arzner's "most intriguing film" and a "meditation on the disparity between art and commerce.”
