Our dancing daughters 1928 harry beaumont synopsis. Our dancing daughters dvd, 2010 for sale online ebay. So to start off, ive chosen what i feel is the quintessential 1920s flapper film. Mgm came calling in 1928, and our dancing daughters was an early film and great success for their newfound costume designer. 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 stars as diana medford, a beautiful and popular young woman who appears to be spoiled but is actually a moral upright person. Our dancing daughters is a spotlight for joan crawford to shine in. 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. It was a couple days before christmas, and norah, my 6yearold, and i were dancing in the kitchen. 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. I purchased this film initially to see what seemed like it would be an excellent exhibition of the charleston dance. This was the film that made joan crawford a major star, a position she held for the following half. You really believe this guy is a football star which he actually was cause. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing our dancing daughters near you.
This dad reflects on what it means to dance with his favorite partners his daughters. The style essentialsjoan crawford struts her stuff in. Ben thinks that diana is disinterested in him because she flirts with. 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. Silent film set in the roaring 20s about a flapper who loses her lover to a girl whos been forced into marriage. A next to a title indicates that the film has been selected by the us library of congress to be preserved as part of the national film registry. Gals with golddigging aspirations can see this and learn. The story depicts life in the younger set and deals with the struggle of two gals for one lad. She made her film debut in lady of the night 1925, as a body double for film star norma shearer.
The style essentials joan crawford struts her stuff in 1928s our dancing daughters. In dramas, 1920s tags our dancing daughters, joan crawford, the joan crawford project. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Our dancing daughters 1928 in the midst of the jazz age, two friends wrestle with love and liberation. A next to a title indicates a film in the joan canon that i think is particularly worth seeingeither especially important in her career or one that i just like a lot. Buy our dancing daughters movie posters from movie poster shop.
Our dancing daughters is a 1928 american silent drama film starring joan crawford and john mack brown about the loosening of youth morals that took place during the 1920s. Joan crawford, johnny mack brown, nils asther, dorothy sebastian, anita page, kathlyn williams, edward j. Our dancing daughters 1928 the movie database tmdb. Will ben ever see through annes facade and realize dianas true worth. Mar 28, 2017 our dancing daughters is a jazz age melodrama in which joan stars as partyloving diana, who crushes on ben brown, a handsome millionaire newly arrived in town from alabama. 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. Bens pursued by golddigger ann page, who puts on an innocent act but only wants his money, planning to live a life of freedom after snaring a wedding ring. 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. Our dancing daughters 1928 joan crawford is doubtless the best example of the flapper, the girl you see at smart night clubs, gowned to the apex of sophistication, toying iced glasses with a remote, faintly bitter expression, dancing deliciously, laughing a great deal, with wide, hurt eyes. Our dancing daughters is a silent film drama made in 1928.
Include, if you like, a photo of yourself as well as a starrating with 5 stars the best, along with any of your favorite lines from the film. Our dancing daughters 1928 harry beaumont, joan crawford. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Since everyone in the film is rich, the wild parties that dominate. The disk has the original accompanying sound track full of great. A number of goodlooking men parade before the camera in this film, but none beat the dreamy johnny here john mack brown. Its a silent film, but it was released with a synchronized soundtrack complete with music and sfx but no spoke dialogue. Vintage movie our dancing daughters the movie that started it. Our dancing daughters had a jazzy original score written for it and the film comes alive during the several large party dance scenes. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Page very nearly pulls the film out from under her, and even sebastian earns more sympathy. The disk has the original accompanying sound track full. I loved you then as i love you now sheet music from the film our dancing daughters starring joan crawford, which was released by mgm in 1928.
She plays diana, a wild dancer with a love of friendship with a heart of gold. Silent era home page home video our dancing daughters. The second reason is that i thought the movie was a fascinating look at a latein theperiod silent movie. 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. Our dancing daughters letterboxd your life in film. Jazz fotrotonestep as seen in three different scenes from the joan crawford film our dancing daughters. He did joan crawfords famous beaded charleston dress for our dancing daughters and the rest of her films until the arrival of adrian. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
The film also features several moments of synchronized sound, mostly involving applause from the crowd. The daughters of jerusalem and israel went out into the vineyards dancing and said, young man, please lift up your eyes and behold. Her major success in our dancing daughters 1928 made her a popular flapper of the late 1920s. Joan made over 83 films from 1925 to 1970, which are listed below chronologically, along with us premiere date, studio, role played, general notes, and dvdvhs availability. If you think a dance and music movie cant be silent, check this out. Our dancing daughters 1928 letterboxd your life in film. Our dancing daughters is a silent film drama made in 1928 joan crawford stars as diana medford, a beautiful and popular young woman who appears to be spoiled but is actually a moral upright person. Overview of our dancing daughters, 1928, directed by harry beaumont, with joan crawford, john mack brown, nils asther, at turner classic movies. 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. The style essentialsjoan crawford struts her stuff in 1928. The above clip really shows her living the humiliation of losing her love. 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.
Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including amc, stubs, cinemark connections, regal crown club when you link accounts. Our dancing daughters by harry beaumont harry beaumont. 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. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Diana joan crawford has a flamboyant personality that masks a sweet nature, while ann. Our dancing daughters movie trailer and videos tv guide. Our dancing daughters 1928 while many of her apparent contemporaries arrived in film at the beginning of the sound era, joan crawford had turned up half a decade earlier. 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. It is not nearly as racy as some films that would follow it in just a few years and cause a national uproar of prudery, but the film did run into problems. Yes, its 1928, less than a year after the jazz singer, but we see a full blown plot about. Jazzbaby crawford is actually a good girl despite her hedonistic lifestyle. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
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. Grand hotel, the women, mildred pierce, and johnny guitar. While not one of crawfords best features, film fanatics will certainly be curious to check out our dancing daughters at least once. Joan crawford and johnny mack brown star in the silent film our dancing daughters 1928, available on dvd from the warner archive. Our dancing daughters is a silent mgm classic from 1928 that stars joan crawford as diana, a party girl with a heart of gold. 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. Lon chaney hunts the most dangerous game in director tod brownings seamy tale of lust and revenge, costarring lupe velez and estelle taylor. Click on a title to go to this sites page for that film, which will have more complete information. While our dancing daughters is one of the films that marked the end of the illustrious silent era, it is also a film that ushered in a new golden era for film lovers. This is the fifth and most recent of her silent films that ive seen and theyre an interesting and varied bunch, mostly because she was far from the star in any of them. Our dancing daughters movie quotes rotten tomatoes. The presentation of youth is a lovely one, what with a. Joan crawford shows off her skills as a dancer and a real actress in this film.
Music is complete and measures approximately 9 x 12. The costume designer for the film was david cox, who had been gilbert clarks assistant. A time when watching a film meant you were going to see your life on screen in a way it could be with the advantage of having money. In a pr article for the film, probably by mgm publicity, crawford said this about 1920s style and the costumes in the film. This film launched the actress joan crawford to stardom when sound cinema was beginning to take off. Our dancing daughters 1928 stream and watch online. The film was directed by harry beaumont and produced by hunt stromberg. Daughters of jerusalem allude to a sublime aspect of the soul, which solomon identified as a spring of gardens, a well of living waters. It is joans breakout film and therefore truly worth the watch. Flapper joan crawford loves married millionaire johnny mack brown.
Shipping adjusted for multiple purchases please request combined invoice before paying. 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 is a 1928 american silent drama film starring joan crawford and john mack brown about the loosening of youth morals that took place. 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. Jazz foxtrot from our dancing daughters 1928 youtube. Our dancing daughters movie posters from movie poster shop. Watch our dancing daughters movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The film is accompanied by its original movietone synchronized soundtrack music score as released in 1928. Wrong it is a brief segment of joan crawfords feet jittering ultra rapidly, and most of it is viewed from the knees down. Our dancing daughters is een amerikaanse dramafilm uit 1928 onder regie van harry beaumont. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. 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.
She appeared in several other films before she made her major breakthrough playing lon chaney s love interest in the 1927 horror film, the unknown. Vintage movie our dancing daughters the movie that started it all. Since 1925 joan had been toiling away at mgm first appearing as norma shearers double in lady of the night, and quickly working her way into supporting roles with important stars by the end of the same year. A flapper sets her hat for a man with a harddrinking wife. 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. Her first sound film untamed 1929 was a critical and box office success. Our dancing daughters pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released our dancing daughters pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes. The use of strategic background noise and musical numbers on the synchronized soundtrack is effective, adding to the overall ambiance of the era. The joan crawford filmography lists the film appearances of american actress joan crawford.
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