The Devil Dancer

The Devil Dancer

73 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 3, 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.

The Devil Dancer

73 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 3, 1927

The Devil Dancer
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.
Producers Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Original title The Devil Dancer
Directors Fred Niblo, H. Bruce Humberstone
Writers Alice D.G. Miller, Harry Hervey

Cast

Gilda Gray

as Takla (The Devil Dancer)

Clive Brook

as Stephen Athelstan

Anna May Wong

as Sada

Serge Temoff

as Beppo

Michael Vavitch

as Hassim

SĂ´jin Kamiyama

as Sadik Lama (as Sojin)

Anne Schaefer

as Tana (as Ann Schaeffer)

Albert Conti

as Arnold Guthrie

Martha Mattox

as Isabel

Kalla Pasha

as Toy

James B. Leong

as The Grand Lama

William H. Tooker

as Lathrop

Claire Du Brey

as Audrey

Nora Cecil

as Julia

Barbara Tennant

as The White Woman