Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The 1928 silent film our dancing daughters is the story of three flappers and their efforts to marry the men of their dreams. Will ben ever see through annes facade and realize dianas true worth. Bea sums up our dancing daughters remarkable inner turmoil. Opening credits and the introduction of joan crawford as funlovingbutdecent diana, in her breakthrough film, preparing with her mother dorothy cumming for a night out, in mgms our dancing daughters, 1928. Directed by harry beaumont with sets by the legendary cederick gibbons, our dancing daughters was bright, sharp, pretty to look at, and just sexy enough to make the censors fumethe type of film that mgm seemed to produce by the bushel during the late silent era. Dianas in love with ben johnny mack brown, who also loves her until her frenemy ann anita paige drops hints that diana is not pure and steals him away. Publicity photo with anita page, joan crawford and dorothy sebastian. Quite different from olive thomass littlegirlturnedvamp of the flapper. Editions 4k ultra hd ultraviolet deluxe editions limited editions digital download card. Our dancing daughters 1928 harry beaumont synopsis. From left to right, dorothy sebastian 1903 1957, joan crawford 1904 1977 and anita page live the high life in the silent film our dancing daughters, directed by harry beaumont. Joan crawford on the cover of motion picture magazine.
Vitaphone soundtrack collection by vitaphone koshka. A cosmopolitan production, a metro goldwyn mayer picture, 1928. The wind 1928 our dancing daughters 1928, plus sequels, first movie featuring mgms jackie the lion show people 1928 the crowd 1928 the viking 1928, first color feature with a soundtrack the mysterious island 1929 the broadway melody 1929, plus several more movies in that series hallelujah. Jazz foxtrot from our dancing daughters 1928 duration. So to start off, ive chosen what i feel is the quintessential 1920s flapper film. Released 1928, our dancing daughters stars joan crawford, johnny mack brown, dorothy sebastian, nils asther the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 24 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Our dancing daughters 1928 harry beaumont, joan crawford, johnny mack brown, nils asther, drama april 21, 2016 diana is outwardly the hit of the party but inwardly virtuous and idealistic. And it had not waned a year later when our modern maidens, the first followup to our dancing daughters and also a sonorized silent film, was released to equivalent success. Silent era home page home video our dancing daughters. This beautiful portrait card features a available at 2017 july 29 30 movie posters. List of metrogoldwynmayer movies simple english wikipedia.
The films portrait of a fascinating and a bit frightening breed of young women who match. Our dancing daughters 1928 our dancing daughters 1928. Our dancing daughters 1928, is a silent film about the loosening of youth morals that took place during the 1920s. July 6 lights of new york starring helene costello is released by warner bros. With these two films joan crawford joined clara bow, the it girl, as the quintessential hollywood flapperhighspirited, funloving, selfdetermined, and embracing everything modern. Her next film, our dancing daughters, was the first of three films she made with joan crawford. The music used in this episode, with the exception of the intro and outro, was sourced from royalty free music libraries and licensed music collections. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. In terms of style and fashion though, its truly amazing. It sounds absurd, but i would suggest that harry beaumonts 1928 silent film our dancing daughters.
Ann anita page is a conniving little tramp who passes herself off as a good girl in order to win the affections of ben. As the movie begins, we see only joans legs as they materialize into a pair of flashy silver heels and then start to jitter and shimmy to a hot jazz tune. A flapper sets her hat for a man with a harddrinking wife. The first success came to the actress after reaching the cinema screens in 1928 film our dancing daughters. Joan crawford plays diana whom is the life of the party and the it of the young flappers. In our dancing daughters, joan crawford stripped to her teddy and tore into a charleston powered by a zillion watts of sexual energy and shocked the corsets and cravats off parents whod heard disturbing rumblings of what their children were up to. Joan crawford stars as diana medford, a beautiful and popular young woman who appears to be spoiled but is actually a moral upright person. May 04, 2015 my love of vintage does stretch to the 1960s and sometimes 70s but my interest in it really starts to fade at the 1960s in terms of how its represented in film. While not one of crawfords best features, film fanatics will certainly be curious to check out our dancing daughters at least once. Films of the united states, 1928 wikimedia commons. If the technology used to make and exhibit our dancing daughters was a little out of date, the films plot is positively antique. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Media in category films of the united states, 1928 the following 106 files are in this category, out of 106 total.
Our dancing daughters 1928 in the midst of the jazz age, two friends wrestle with love and liberation. My love of vintage does stretch to the 1960s and sometimes 70s but my interest in it really starts to fade at the 1960s in terms of how its represented in film. This was the film that made joan crawford a major star, a position she held for the following half. But ive written you a threeparagraph preamble to it because, if nothing else, the sheer confusion of values in this film tells us something. The film is accompanied by its original movietone synchronized soundtrack music score as released in 1928. It will be followed by a public champagneandcake reception in the centers atrium.
Lucille has issued a contract with the studio the mgp and became joan crawford because her real name is not fit for a hollywood actress. Buy our dancing daughters 1928 region 2 pal import, english intertitles from. The film was directed by harry beaumont and produced by hunt stromberg. Silent film set in the roaring 20s about a flapper who loses her lover to a girl whos been forced into marriage. The event is free and everyone is welcome, but seating is limited. Diana joan crawford has a flamboyant personality that masks a. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including amc, stubs, cinemark connections, regal crown club when you link accounts. Our dancing daughters 1928 diana medford joan crawford is one of the most popular young women in town. Joan crawford, johnny mack brown, nils asther, dorothy sebastian, anita page, kathlyn williams, edward j. Our dancing daughters is a silent mgm classic from 1928 that stars joan crawford as diana, a party girl with a heart of gold. Aug 28, 20 silent film set in the roaring 20s about a flapper who loses her lover to a girl whos been forced into marriage. Joan crawford, john mack brown, nils asther, dorothy. Our dancing daughters 1928 the movie database tmdb. Shes the absolute height of the youthful, exuberant flapper image that was so.
Jazzbaby crawford is actually a good girl despite her hedonistic lifestyle. By the time rain was released, crawford already had three dozen films under her belt our dancing daughters 1928, dance, fools, dance 1931, and possessed 1931 just to name a few. Nugent in our dancing daughters 1928 joan crawford and johnny. Our dancing daughters 1928 region 2 pal import, english. Our dancing daughters is the movie that made joan crawford a star, but she was still a long way off from calcifying into the kabukimasked caricature her name now conjures up in our collective imagination. Even those who cant recall the plot of the silent our dancing daughters and there admittedly isnt much to remember can never forget the indelible images of joan crawford tearing loose with one charleston after another. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to. Hundreds of girls and young women were attracted yesterday to the capitol theatre and their presence probably was due chiefly to the title of the film feature, our dancing daughters, a chronicle concerned with the wild young people of this generation. Our dancing daughters 1928 0901 1928 us drama, romance 1h 24m user score. In our dancing daughters 1928 and our modern maidens 1929, joan crawford epitomizes the daring flapper, living only for the moment, the eternal symbol one of many glitzy symbols of the 1920s. Our dancing daughters, from mgm in 1928 is a delightful silent screen gem starring the great joan crawford. A partsound film based on a story by josephine lovitt that ran serially in hearst newspapers, our dancing daughters managed to get plenty of mileage out of. In our dancing daughters, joan crawford stripped to her teddy and tore into a charleston powered by a. The following is an overview of 1928 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
Joan crawford and john mack brown in a scene from the movie, our dancing daughters. Our dancing daughters 1928 harry beaumont, joan crawford. Important as the film that made joan crawford a star. Our dancing daughters is a 1928 american silent drama film starring joan crawford and john. We believe shell never live down her mistake because she says so herself.
Ann anita page is a conniving little tramp who passes herself off as a good girl in order to win the affections of ben blaine johnny mack brown, millionaire from birmingham. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The three women costarred in two followup films, our modern maidens and our blushing brides. Aug 11, 2015 in the grand scheme of things, our dancing daughters isnt one of the alltime greats or anything, but i love it because i have a soft spot for these types of flapperoriented movies. Shes outgoing, flirtatious, and loves to go out dancing until dawn. Join fandango vip for free it only takes a few seconds to join already a fandango vip. Lon chaney hunts the most dangerous game in director tod brownings seamy tale of lust and revenge, costarring lupe velez and estelle taylor. Anita page on the cover of motion picture magazine. When tiger haynes chaney learns his beloved daughter toyo lupe velez intends to marry bobby bailey lloyd hughes, the son of an american circus owner, the indochinabased animal trapper is skeptical at first, but soon gives his blessing. Since everyone in the film is rich, the wild parties that dominate our dancing daughters are played out in the biggest mansions this side of windsor castle. Our dancing daughters is the movie that made her a star and its easy to see why. Our dancing daughters 1928 changes the movie database.
Jul 31, 2015 our dancing daughters 1928, is a silent film about the loosening of youth morals that took place during the 1920s. A partsound film based on a story by josephine lovitt that ran serially in hearst newspapers, our dancing daughters. Our dancing daughters 1928 stream and watch online. Diana joan crawford has a flamboyant personality that masks a sweet nature, while ann. Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. Screening of our dancing daughters to mark fiedlers.
View the tcmdb entry for our dancing daughters 1928. Her next film, our dancing daughters, was the first. Mordaunt hall in the new york times october 8, 1928. All royaltyfree licenses include global use rights, comprehensive protection. This was the film that made joan crawford a major star, a position she held for the following half century. We continue today with part 3 of our series on the 1920s then and now. The use of strategic background noise and musical numbers on the synchronized soundtrack is effective, adding to the overall ambiance of the era. She illustrates the dangers diana faces, but shes an object of sympathy and affection at the same timeand the one we trust most. Our dancing daughters is a silent film drama made in 1928. Joan crawfords early years in hollywood were like well, like a precode joan crawford movie. It was directed by harry beaumont and is memorable today mainly because it made an overnight star of joan crawford.