Dancing Mothers
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| Dancing Mothers | |
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 Clara Bow and Conway Tearle |
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| Directed by | Herbert Brenon |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Written by | Edgar Selwyn (play) Edmund Goulding (play) Forrest Halsey (scenario) |
| Starring | Alice Joyce Conway Tearle Clara Bow |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 1, 1926 |
| Running time | 8 reels ; (7,169 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film (English intertitles) |
Dancing Mothers is a 1926 silent drama film, produced by Paramount Pictures, shot on Long Island, New York, in late 1925. It was directed by Herbert Brenon, starred Alice Joyce, Conway Tearle and Clara Bow. It went on distribution on March 1, 1926. It survives on 16mm.
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[edit] Plot
Dancing Mothers is a tale of a pretty mother, who was almost cheated out of life by a heartless husband and a thoughtless daughter.[1]
[edit] Reception
- "A splendid picture containing mother appeal, flapper appeal and well balanced with comedy and a climax that's different, since 'they don't live happy ever after'".[2]
- "...it is an effective drama, well acted and Clara Bow is a real little modern."[3]
- "It is a picture that strikes home to the adult mind and is a tremendous indictment to every age."[4]
[edit] Cast
- Alice Joyce – Ethel "Buddy" Westcourt
- Norman Trevor – Hugh Westcourt
- Clara Bow – Catherine "Kittens" Westcourt
- Conway Tearle – Gerald "Jerry" Naughton
- Eleanor Lawson – Irma
- Dorothy Cumming – Mrs. Mazzarene
- Donald Keith (actor) – Kenneth Cobb
- Leila Hyams – Birdey Courtney
- Spencer Charters – Butter and Egg Man
[edit] Production notes
Dancing Mothers was a successful Broadway stage play by Edgar Selwyn and Edmund Goulding and Paramount reportedly bought the film rights for $45,000.[5] The shooting begun in November 1925 with the Peter Pan-star; Betty Bronson as "Kittens", but due to professional shortcomings she was replaced with Clara Bow.[5] [6] [7]
[edit] References
- ^ La Crosse Tribune and Leader, March 24, 1926
- ^ Bruce Fowler, movie theater manager, to The Reel Journal, March 20, 1926.
- ^ The Emporia Gazette, April 13, 1926.
- ^ Lowell Sun, March 27, 1926.
- ^ a b Stenn, David (1988). Clara Bow:Runnin' Wild. Doubleday. p. 56. ISBN 0385241259.
- ^ Dancing Mothers at silentera.com
- ^ Dancing Mothers as presented on Broadway ; beginning August 11, 1924
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