The Devil Dancer

1h 13m
DramaRomance
5

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.

Cast

Gilda Gray
Takla (The Devil Dancer)
Clive Brook
Stephen Athelstan
Anne Schaefer
Tana (as Ann Schaeffer)
Serge Temoff
Beppo
Michael Vavitch
Hassim
Sôjin Kamiyama
Sadik Lama (as Sojin)
Claire Du Brey
Audrey
Albert Conti
Arnold Guthrie
Anna May Wong
Sada
Martha Mattox
Isabel
Kalla Pasha
Toy
James B. Leong
The Grand Lama
William H. Tooker
Lathrop
Nora Cecil
Julia
Barbara Tennant
The White Woman

Crew

Fred Niblo
Director
Alice D.G. Miller
Writer
Harry Hervey
Story
Viola Lawrence
Editor
Thomas Brannigan
Director of Photography
George Barnes
Director of Photography
H. Bruce Humberstone
Assistant Director
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Harold Grieve
Set Designer
Willy Pogany
Set Designer

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