 Kelly appears in all three stories, which feature leading dancers of the era including Tommy Rall, Igor Youskevitch, Tamara Toumanova and Carol Haney.The movie began filming on August 19, 1952, but was not completed until 1954 becoming one of MGM's longest shoots.Its release was delayed until 1956 because of doubts at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about its commercial viability.