The Dancin' Fool
The Dancin' Fool is a surviving 1920 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Sam Wood directed this one of his earliest efforts. Wallace Reid and Bebe Daniels star, at the time Paramount was making them a popular team in replacement of Reid's previous female lead Ann Little.[1][2][3] A copy of this film survives in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.[3][4]
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| Directed by | Sam Wood |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Written by | Henry Payson Dowst (story) Clara Genevieve Kennedy (adaptation, scenario) |
| Starring | Wallace Reid Bebe Daniels |
| Cinematography | Alfred Gilks |
| Distributed by | Paramount/Artcraft |
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Running time | 50 minutes; 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
As described in a film publication,[5] Sylvester Tibble (Reid), a country yokel, comes to New York City to work at his uncle Enoch Jones's (Hatton) jug business for $6 per week and earns extra money dancing at a jazz cabaret. He becomes the dance partner of Junie Budd (Daniels). They soon find romance while performing Apache dance routines. Sylvester also makes a success of his uncle's business by introducing modern business methods.
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Cast
- Wallace Reid as Sylvester Tibble
- Bebe Daniels as Junie Budd
- Raymond Hatton as Enoch Jones
- Willis Marks as Tim Meeks
- George B. Williams as McGammon
- Lillian Leighton as Ma Budd
- Carlos San Martin as Elkus
- William H. Brown as Gabby Gaines
- Tully Marshall as Charle Harkins
- Ruth Ashby as Dorothy Harkins
- Ernest Joy as Tom Reed
See also
References
- The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Dancin Fool
- Progressive Silent Film List: The Dancin' Fool at silentera.com
- The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Dancin' Fool
- "The Dancin' Fool: Some Interesting Moments in this Frail Wallace Reid Picture". Motion Picture News. New York City: Motion Picture News, Inc. 21 (21): 4235. May 15, 1920. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
