The Devil Dancer (1927)
1h 13m
Running Time
November 3, 1927Release Date
The Devil Dancer (1927)
1h 13m
Running Time
November 3, 1927Release Date
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Plot.
An 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.
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Cast & Crew.
Gilda Gray
Takla (The Devil Dancer)
Clive Brook
Stephen Athelstan
Anna May Wong
Sada
Serge Temoff
Beppo
Michael Vavitch
Hassim
Sôjin Kamiyama
Sadik Lama (as Sojin)
Anne Schaefer
Tana (as Ann Schaeffer)
Albert Conti
Arnold Guthrie
Martha Mattox
Isabel
Kalla Pasha
Toy
James B. Leong
The Grand Lama
William H. Tooker
Lathrop
Claire Du Brey
Audrey
Nora Cecil
Julia
Barbara Tennant
The White Woman
Edwin Justus Mayer
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 3, 1927
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 13m
Content RatingNR
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This Movie Is About.
silent film
lost film
Wiki.
The Devil Dancer is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. The film stars Gilda Gray.
For his work on this film, The Magic Flame and Sadie Thompson, cinematographer George Barnes was nominated for the first Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony in 1929.