The Devil Dancer (1927)
1h 13m
Running Time
November 3, 1927Release Date
The Devil Dancer (1927)
1h 13m
Running Time
November 3, 1927Release Date
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
Michael Vavitch
Hassim
Serge Temoff
Beppo
Sôjin Kamiyama
Sadik Lama (as Sojin)
Fred Niblo
Director
Anne Schaefer
Tana (as Ann Schaeffer)
Harry Hervey
Writer
Alice D.G. Miller
Writer
Albert Conti
Arnold Guthrie
Martha Mattox
Isabel
Edwin Justus Mayer
Writer
George Barnes
Cinematographer
Kalla Pasha
Toy
Thomas Brannigan
Cinematographer
Media.
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Wiki.
The Devil Dancer is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and produced by Samuel Goldwyn.
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.The Devil Dancer is now considered a lost film.