Our Dancing Daughters (1928)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Harry Beaumont

Writers:

Josephine Lovett (story)
Josephine Lovett (scenario)

Release Date:

1 September 1928 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Diana is outwardly the hit of the party but inwardly virtuous and idealistic. Her friend Ann is thoroughly selfish and amoral...

Plot Keywords:

Millionaire | Flirtation | Party | Jazz Age | Deception

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Cast

Joan Crawford	...	Diana 'Di' Medford
Johnny Mack Brown	...	Ben Blaine (as John Mack Brown)
Nils Asther	...	Norman
Dorothy Sebastian	...	Beatrice 'Bea'
Anita Page	...	Ann 'Annikins'
Kathlyn Williams	...	Ann's mother
Edward J. Nugent	...	Freddie (as Edward Nugent)
Dorothy Cumming	...	Diana's mother
Huntley Gordon	...	Diana's father (as Huntly Gordon)
Evelyn Hall	...	Freddie's mother
Sam De Grasse	...	Freddie's father (as Sam de Grasse)

Runtime:

USA:84 min (Turner library print) | USA:85 min (copyright length)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System) (musical score and sound effects) | Silent

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Cosmopolitan Productions

Trivia:

The film that made 'Crawford, Joan' a star.

Quotes:

Bandleader: Come on, Miss Diane, strut your stuff!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Lonely Little Bluebird

The movie that made Joan Crawford

Great Roaring 20's silent melodrama that made Joan Crawford a household name. She plays a wild flapper who falls in love with millionaire Brown, but looses him to another woman Page. Sounds typical, but it is a must see for film buffs and Crawford fans. Packed with party scenes, gin, and Charlestons. Contains crowd noises and sound effects.