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The Devil Dancer
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Film von Fred Niblo und H. Bruce Humberstone
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The Devil Dancer is a 1927 American silent drama and romance film produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions and distributed by United Artists. Directed by Fred Niblo and H. Bruce Humberstone, the movie features a cast including Gilda Gray, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, and Nora Cecil. Edwin Justus Mayer wrote the screenplay, while George Barnes served as director of photography. Viola Lawrence edited the film, which runs for 73 minutes.
The black-and-white production was released in the United States in November 1927. It has an aspect ratio of 4:3 and is categorized as a lost film. The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Critical reception includes an IMDb rating of 4.9 from 68 votes and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 71%. The film holds a TMDb vote average of 5.667.
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Film · TMDB
5.7An English explorer disturbed by the practices of an isolated tribe attempts to rescue a native girl he has become fascinated with. THE DEVIL DANCER was highly praised at time of release for its exquisite cinematography, especially in the use of light and shadow. The film received an Academy Award nomination in this category. Sadly, it is among the lost. No prints or negatives are known to survive.
Cast
- Gilda Gray as Takla (The Devil Dancer)
- Clive Brook as Stephen Athelstan
- Anne Schaefer as Tana (as Ann Schaeffer)
- Serge Temoff as Beppo
- Michael Vavitch as Hassim
- Sôjin Kamiyama as Sadik Lama (as Sojin)
Themes
- silent film
- lost film
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Ratings
IMDb
6.2/10
68 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
- Year
- 1927
- Runtime
- 73 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Passed
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- H. Bruce Humberstone
- Cast member
- Claire Du Brey
- Producer
- Samuel Goldwyn
- Production company
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- Cinematographer
- George Barnes
- Duration
- 73
- Image
- Devil Dancer lobby card.jpg
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- publication date
- 1927-11-19
- title
- The Devil Dancer
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- distributed by
- United Artists
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- color
- black-and-white
- Commons category
- The Devil Dancer (film)
- film editor
- Viola Lawrence
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