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On with the Dance (1920 film)

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Wikipedia article




'On with the Dance' is 1920 American silent costume drama directed by George Fitzmaurice, starring Mae Murray and David Powell, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is a screen adaptation of the 1917 Michael Morton play by the same name.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/O/OnWithTheDance1920.html 'On With the Dance' at SilentEra]

Filming began in August 1919 when Mae Murray rejoined Famous Players-Lasky Corporation after having completed a term with Universal Pictures.

Actor Robert Schable had appeared in the 1917 Broadway play.[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=7072 'On With the Dance' on Broadway, Theatre Republic Oct.-Dec. 1917]

Cast



* Mae Murray as Sonia

* David Powell as Peter Derwynt

* Alma Tell as Lady Tremelyn

* John Miltern as Schuyler Van Vechten

* Robert Schable as Jimmy Sutherland

* Ida Waterman as Countess of Raystone

* Zolya Talma as Fay Desmond

* James A. Furey

* Peter Raymond

Preservation status



*The film is preserved at George Eastman House(w/Italian titles) and an excerpt appears in a Paramount promotional.[http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1151/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:'..On with the Dance']

Reception



'The Evening Post' wrote that Mae Murray's work with David Powell was a "revelation", and that her dance work in the film was one of its "outstanding features". 'Toronto Star' noted the film as a success and wrote than fans of Mae Murray and David Powell will hail the two stars returning to headline George Fitzmaurice next film 'The Right to Love'. The 'Milwaukee Journal' wrote that the film played Mae Murray's "dainty little figure and delightful dancing" to advantage.

In popular culture



An excerpt of the film is seen in the Paramount promotional film 'The House That Shadows Built' (1931).

References




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