Characters & Themes
The Devil Dancer (1927) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1927 · 73 mins
- Directed by
- Fred Niblo
- Starring
- Claire Du Brey, Anna May Wong, Clive Brook, Gilda Gray, Nora Cecil, Anne Schaefer
Two rivals vie for the Devil Dancer—one to claim his purchase, the other to win the love he desires. An English explorer, unsettled by the tribe's rituals, becomes obsessed with rescuing a native girl. The film was praised for its use of light and shadow, earning an Academy Award nomination, but it is now lost, with no known prints or negatives.
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