Those Who Dance (1924 film)

Those Who Dance
Those Who Dance
	Studio publication promoting film
Directed by	Lambert Hillyer
Written by	Lambert Hillyer (adaptation); Arthur F. Slatter (adaptation)
Story by	George Kibbe Turner
Produced by	Thomas H. Ince
Starring	Blanche Sweet; Bessie Love; Warner Baxter
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox[1]
Distributed by	Associated First National
Release date	April 28, 1924 (U.S.)[2];
Running time	8 reels; 7,312 feet[3]
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Those Who Dance is a 1924 American silent drama film produced by Thomas H. Ince and directed by Lambert Hillyer. Released by Associated First National, the film stars Blanche Sweet, Bessie Love, and Warner Baxter. It is based on a story by George Kibbe Turner.

Warner Bros. later inherited First National in a merger and remade the film in 1930 as Those Who Dance, which exists at the Library of Congress.[4] It is not known whether the 1924 film currently survives,[4] and it may be a lost film.

Plot

When a young lawyer (Baxter)'s sister is killed in a bootleg liquor-related accident, he seeks justice by joining the prohibition force. A young man (Agnew) is wrongfully suspected of a crime, so his sister (Sweet) seeks evidence to set him free. The lawyer and young woman pose as a couple to infiltrate the underworld.[5][6][7]

Cast

Blanche Sweet as Rose Carney
Bessie Love as Vida Anargas
Warner Baxter as Bob Kane
Robert Agnew as Matt Carney
John Sainpolis as Monahan
Lucille Ricksen as Ruth Kane
Mathew Betz as Joe "the Greek" Anargas
Lydia Knott as Mrs. Carney
Charles Delaney as Tom Andrus
W. S. McDunnough as Bob Kane's Father
Jack Perrin as Frank Church
Frank Campeau as "Slip" Blaney[8]

Reception

The film received positive reviews. Blanche Sweet's performance was praised, and Bessie Love's received even higher praise for playing—against type—an underworld flapper.[3][5][6]

References

Love, Bessie (1977). From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love. London: Elm Tree Books. p. 152. OCLC 734075937.
"First National's First Twenty for 1924". First National Franchise. Vol. 3, no. 11. January–February 1924. p. 8.
"Those Who Dance". The Film Daily. Vol. 28, no. 64. June 15, 1924. p. 7.
Bennett, Carl (June 24, 2009). "Progressive Silent Film List: Those Who Dance". Silent Era.
"Thomas H. Ince Presents Those Who Dance" (PDF). The Silver Sheet. April 1, 1924. p. 6.
"The Shadow Stage". Photoplay. Vol. 26, no. 3. August 1924. p. 18.
Pardy, George T. (July 19, 1924). "Mass Appeal in 'Those Who Dance'". Exhibitors Trade Review. p. 36.
"Casts of Current Photoplays". Photoplay. Vol. 26, no. 3. August 1924. p. 121.

External links

Those Who Dance at IMDb
Those Who Dance at AllMovie
Those Who Dance at the American Film Institute Catalog
Still of Bessie Love and Blanche Sweet

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[1] Love, Bessie (1977). From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love. London: Elm Tree Books. p. 152. OCLC 734075937.

[2] "First National's First Twenty for 1924". First National Franchise. Vol. 3, no. 11. January–February 1924. p. 8.

[filmdaily2728newy-3] "Those Who Dance". The Film Daily. Vol. 28, no. 64. June 15, 1924. p. 7.

[SilentEra-4] Bennett, Carl (June 24, 2009). "Progressive Silent Film List: Those Who Dance". Silent Era.

[pdf-5] "Thomas H. Ince Presents Those Who Dance" (PDF). The Silver Sheet. April 1, 1924. p. 6.

[pho27chic-n193-6] "The Shadow Stage". Photoplay. Vol. 26, no. 3. August 1924. p. 18.

[7] Pardy, George T. (July 19, 1924). "Mass Appeal in 'Those Who Dance'". Exhibitors Trade Review. p. 36.

[8] "Casts of Current Photoplays". Photoplay. Vol. 26, no. 3. August 1924. p. 121.