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{{infobox film
{{short description|1924 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Those Who Dance
| name = Those Who Dance
| image = Silver Sheet April 01 1924 - THOSE WHO DANCE.pdf
| image = Silver Sheet April 01 1924 - THOSE WHO DANCE.pdf
| imagesize =
| caption = Studio publication promoting film
| caption = Studio publication promoting film
| director = [[Lambert Hillyer]]
| director = [[Lambert Hillyer]]
| producer = [[Thomas H. Ince]]
| producer = [[Thomas H. Ince]]
| story = George Kibbe Turner
| story = George Kibbe Turner
| writer = Lambert Hillyer (adaptation)<br>Arthur F. Slatter (adaptation)
| writer = Lambert Hillyer (adaptation)<br />Arthur F. Slatter (adaptation)
| starring = [[Blanche Sweet]]<br>[[Bessie Love]]<br>[[Warner Baxter]]
| starring = [[Blanche Sweet]]<br />[[Bessie Love]]<br />[[Warner Baxter]]
| cinematography = [[Sidney Hickox]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Love |first=Bessie |year=1977 |title=From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love |location=London |publisher=Elm Tree Books|oclc=734075937|page=152}}</ref>
| cinematography = [[Sidney Hickox]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Love |first=Bessie |year=1977 |title=From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love |location=London |publisher=Elm Tree Books|oclc=734075937|page=152}}</ref>
| editing =
| editing =
| distributor = [[First National Pictures|Associated First National]]
| distributor = [[First National Pictures|Associated First National]]
| released = {{Film date|1924|04|28|U.S.|ref1=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/firstnationalfra04unse|page=[https://archive.org/details/firstnationalfra04unse/page/n47 8]|magazine=First National Franchise|date=Jan-Feb 1924|volume=3|issue=11|title=First National's First Twenty for 1924}}</ref>}}
| released = {{Film date|1924|04|27|United States}}
| runtime = 8 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]; 7,312 feet<ref name="filmdaily2728newy" />
| runtime = 80 mins.
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English [[intertitle]]s)
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]] (English [[intertitle]]s)
}}
}}
[[File:Thosewhodance-lobbycardA-1924.jpg|thumb|Lobby card for the film.]]


'''''Those Who Dance''''' is a 1924 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] produced by [[Thomas H. Ince]] and directed by [[Lambert Hillyer]]. Released by [[First National Pictures|Associated First National]], the film stars [[Blanche Sweet]], [[Bessie Love]], and [[Warner Baxter]]. It is based on a story by George Kibbe Turner.
'''''Those Who Dance''''' is a 1924 American [[silent film|silent]] [[drama film]] produced by [[Thomas H. Ince]] and directed by [[Lambert Hillyer]]. Released by [[First National Pictures|Associated First National]], the film stars [[Blanche Sweet]], [[Bessie Love]], and [[Warner Baxter]]. It is based on a story by George Kibbe Turner.


[[Warner Bros.]] later inherited First National in a merger and remade the film in 1930 as ''[[Those Who Dance]]'', which exists at the Library of Congress.<ref name="SilentEra">[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/ThoseWhoDance1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''Those Who Dance''] at silentera.com</ref> It is not known whether the 1924 film currently survives,<ref name="SilentEra"/> and it may be a [[lost film]].
[[Warner Bros.]] later inherited First National in a merger and remade the film in 1930 as ''[[Those Who Dance (1930 film)|Those Who Dance]]'', which exists at the [[Library of Congress]].<ref name="SilentEra">{{cite web|url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/ThoseWhoDance1924.html|title=Progressive Silent Film List: ''Those Who Dance''|website=Silent Era|last=Bennett|first=Carl|date=June 24, 2009}}</ref> It is not known whether the 1924 film currently survives,<ref name="SilentEra" /> and it may be a [[lost film]].


==Plot==
== Plot ==
When a young lawyer (Baxter)'s sister is killed in a bootleg liquor-related accident, he seeks justice by joining the prohibition force. A young man (Agnew) is wrongfully suspected of a crime, so his sister (Sweet) seeks evidence to set him free. The lawyer and young woman pose as a couple to infiltrate the underworld.<ref name="pdf">{{cite magazine|page=6|url=https:/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Silver_Sheet_April_01_1924_-_THOSE_WHO_DANCE.pdf|date=April 1, 1924|magazine=The Silver Sheet|title=Thomas H. Ince Presents ''Those Who Dance''}}</ref><ref name="pho27chic-n193">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/pho27chic|title=The Shadow Stage|page=[https://archive.org/details/pho27chic/page/n25 18]|volume=26|issue=3|date=August 1924|magazine=Photoplay}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/exhib00newy|magazine=Exhibitors Trade Review|page=[https://archive.org/details/exhib00newy/page/36 36]|title=Mass Appeal in 'Those Who Dance'|date=July 19, 1924|last=Pardy|first=George T.}}</ref>
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When a young lawyer ([[Warner Baxter]])'s sister is killed in a bootleg liquor-related accident, he seeks justice by joining the prohibition force.<ref>{{cite journal|page=6|url=https:/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Silver_Sheet_April_01_1924_-_THOSE_WHO_DANCE.pdf|date=April 1, 1924|journal=The Silver Sheet|title=Thomas H. Ince Presents ''Those Who Dance''}}</ref>


==Cast==
== Cast ==
{{castlist|
* [[Blanche Sweet]] as Rose Carney
* [[Blanche Sweet]] as Rose Carney
* [[Bessie Love]] as Veda Anargas
* [[Bessie Love]] as Vida Anargas
* [[Warner Baxter]] as Bob Kane
* [[Warner Baxter]] as Bob Kane
* [[Robert Agnew]] as Matt Carney
* [[Robert Agnew]] as Matt Carney
* [[John St. Polis|John Sainpolis]] as Monahan
* [[John St. Polis|John Sainpolis]] as Monahan
* [[Lucille Ricksen]] as Ruth Kane
* [[Lucille Ricksen]] as Ruth Kane
* [[Matthew Betz|Mathew Betz]] as Joe Anargas
* [[Matthew Betz|Mathew Betz]] as Joe "the Greek" Anargas
* [[Lydia Knott]] as Mrs. Carney
* [[Lydia Knott]] as Mrs. Carney
* Charles Delaney as Tom Andrus
* [[Charles Delaney]] as Tom Andrus
* W. S. McDunnough as Bob Kane's Father
* W. S. McDunnough as Bob Kane's Father
* [[Jack Perrin]] as Frank Church
* [[Jack Perrin]] as Frank Church
* [[Frank Campeau]] as "Slip" Blaney<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/pho27chic|magazine=Photoplay|title=Casts of Current Photoplays|page=[https://archive.org/details/pho27chic/page/n128 121]|volume=26|issue=3|date=August 1924}}</ref>
* [[Frank Campeau]] as "Slip" Blaney
}}

== Reception ==
The film received positive reviews. Blanche Sweet's performance was praised, and Bessie Love's received even higher praise for playing—against type—an underworld flapper.<ref name="filmdaily2728newy">{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/filmdaily2728newy|magazine=The Film Daily|page=[https://archive.org/details/filmdaily2728newy/page/7 7]|date=June 15, 1924|volume=28|issue=64|title=''Those Who Dance''}}</ref><ref name="pdf" /><ref name="pho27chic-n193" />

== See also ==
* [[Blanche Sweet filmography]]


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb title|0015403|title=Those Who Dance}}
* {{AllMovie title|id=113453|title=Those Who Dance}}
* {{IMDb title|0015403}}
* {{AFI film|12650}}
* [https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/bessie-love-blanche-sweet-dance-1924-459610382 Still of Bessie Love and Blanche Sweet]


{{Lambert Hillyer}}
{{Lambert Hillyer}}


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Latest revision as of 12:58, 22 December 2024

Those Who Dance
Studio publication promoting film
Directed byLambert Hillyer
Written byLambert Hillyer (adaptation)
Arthur F. Slatter (adaptation)
Story byGeorge Kibbe Turner
Produced byThomas H. Ince
StarringBlanche Sweet
Bessie Love
Warner Baxter
CinematographySidney Hickox[1]
Distributed byAssociated First National
Release date
  • April 28, 1924 (1924-04-28) (U.S.)[2]
Running time
8 reels; 7,312 feet[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Lobby card for the film.

Those Who Dance is a 1924 American silent drama film produced by Thomas H. Ince and directed by Lambert Hillyer. Released by Associated First National, the film stars Blanche Sweet, Bessie Love, and Warner Baxter. It is based on a story by George Kibbe Turner.

Warner Bros. later inherited First National in a merger and remade the film in 1930 as Those Who Dance, which exists at the Library of Congress.[4] It is not known whether the 1924 film currently survives,[4] and it may be a lost film.

Plot

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When a young lawyer (Baxter)'s sister is killed in a bootleg liquor-related accident, he seeks justice by joining the prohibition force. A young man (Agnew) is wrongfully suspected of a crime, so his sister (Sweet) seeks evidence to set him free. The lawyer and young woman pose as a couple to infiltrate the underworld.[5][6][7]

Cast

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Reception

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The film received positive reviews. Blanche Sweet's performance was praised, and Bessie Love's received even higher praise for playing—against type—an underworld flapper.[3][5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Love, Bessie (1977). From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love. London: Elm Tree Books. p. 152. OCLC 734075937.
  2. ^ "First National's First Twenty for 1924". First National Franchise. Vol. 3, no. 11. January–February 1924. p. 8.
  3. ^ a b "Those Who Dance". The Film Daily. Vol. 28, no. 64. June 15, 1924. p. 7.
  4. ^ a b Bennett, Carl (June 24, 2009). "Progressive Silent Film List: Those Who Dance". Silent Era.
  5. ^ a b "Thomas H. Ince Presents Those Who Dance" (PDF). The Silver Sheet. April 1, 1924. p. 6.
  6. ^ a b "The Shadow Stage". Photoplay. Vol. 26, no. 3. August 1924. p. 18.
  7. ^ Pardy, George T. (July 19, 1924). "Mass Appeal in 'Those Who Dance'". Exhibitors Trade Review. p. 36.
  8. ^ "Casts of Current Photoplays". Photoplay. Vol. 26, no. 3. August 1924. p. 121.
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