The Devil Dancer
03/11/1927
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.
Movie Information
Gilda Gray
as Takla (The Devil Dancer)
Clive Brook
as Stephen Athelstan
Anne Schaefer
as Tana (as Ann Schaeffer)
Serge Temoff
as Beppo
Michael Vavitch
as Hassim
Sôjin Kamiyama
as Sadik Lama (as Sojin)
Claire Du Brey
as Audrey
Albert Conti
as Arnold Guthrie
Anna May Wong
as Sada
Martha Mattox
as Isabel
Kalla Pasha
as Toy
James B. Leong
as The Grand Lama
William H. Tooker
as Lathrop
Nora Cecil
as Julia
Barbara Tennant
as The White Woman
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