Robert Alton

Robert Alton

American dancer and choreographer (1906–1957)

Robert Alton Hart, known professionally as Robert Alton, was an American dancer and choreographer, a major figure in dance choreography of Broadway and Hollywood musicals from the 1930s through to the early 1950s. He is principally remembered today as the discoverer of Gene Kelly, for his collaborations with Fred Astaire, and for choreographic sequences he designed for Hollywood musicals such as The Harvey Girls (1946), Till the Clouds Roll By (1946), Show Boat (1951), and White Christmas (1954).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 4 films (1941–1950) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1950 Pagan Love Song. Loew's Inc. 76 min. 35mm Color sound
1947 Merton Of The Movies. Robert Alton 83 min. 35mm B&W sound
1942 Two-Faced Woman. George Cukor, Andrew Marton 10 reels B&W sound
1941 Two-Faced Woman. George Cukor, Andrew Marton 10 reels B&W sound