On with the Dance (film)
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| Directed by | George Fitzmaurice |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor |
| Screenplay by | Ouida Bergère |
| Based on | On with the Dance by Michael Morton |
| Starring | Mae Murray David Powell Alma Tell Holmes Herbert |
| Narrated by | Adolph Zukor (presenter) |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller Georges Benoît |
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Production
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Famous Players-Lasky/Artcraft
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Release dates
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February 15, 1920 |
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Running time
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70 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
On with the Dance is 1920 American silent costume drama directed by George Fitzmaurice, starring Mae Murray and David Powell, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is a screen adaptation of the 1917 Michael Morton play by the same name.[1][2]
Filming began in August 1919 when Mae Murray rejoined Famous Players-Lasky Corporation after having completed a term with Universal Pictures.[3]
Actor Robert Schable had appeared in the 1917 Broadway play.[4]
Contents
Cast
- Mae Murray as Sonia
- David Powell as Peter Derwynt
- Alma Tell as Lady Tremelyn
- John Miltern as Schuyler Van Vechten
- Robert Schable as Jimmy Sutherland
- Ida Waterman as Countess of Raystone
- Zolya Talma as Fay Desmond
- James A. Furey
- Peter Raymond
Preservation status
- The film is preserved at George Eastman House(w/Italian titles) and an excerpt appears in a Paramount promotional.[5]
Reception
The Evening Post wrote that Mae Murray's work with David Powell was a "revelation", and that her dance work in the film was one of its "outstanding features".[6] Toronto Star noted the film as a success and wrote than fans of Mae Murray and David Powell will hail the two stars returning to headline George Fitzmaurice next film The Right to Love.[7] The Milwaukee Journal wrote that the film played Mae Murray's "dainty little figure and delightful dancing" to advantage.[8]
In popular culture
An excerpt of the film is seen in the Paramount promotional film The House That Shadows Built (1931).
References
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- ↑ On With the Dance at SilentEra
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- ↑ On With the Dance on Broadway, Theatre Republic Oct.-Dec. 1917
- ↑ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..On with the Dance
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- 1920 films
- 1920 drama films
- Silent American drama films
- American silent feature films
- American black-and-white films
- Famous Players-Lasky films
- American films based on plays
- Films directed by George Fitzmaurice
- Films with screenplays by Ouida Bergère
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