The Devil Dancer

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The Devil Dancer

Released Nov 3, 1927

1h 13m

Drama

Romance

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When an explorer interrupts a punishment ritual at a monastery and becomes fascinated by a dancer, he vows to take her home with him.

Variety Staff

Variety

Gilda Gray has the best picture of her career. She is handled remarkably in a photographic way; does plenty of dancing and acquits herself capably from the acting end.

Dec 6, 2023

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Mae Tinee

Chicago Tribune

The picture is improbable, well acted, and reasonably exciting. It has its moments of merriment.

Dec 6, 2023

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Wilella Waldorf

New York Post

It is all very seriously accomplished, and sometimes quite excellently in an atmospheric way. But, save for those occasional lilting moments when Miss Gray is, to put it plainly, doing her stuff, the story borders on the ludicrous.

Dec 6, 2023

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Laurence Reid

Motion Picture News

It isn't so real. Indeed, it is truly movie-ish, but it is colorful and staged with a discriminate eye for atmosphere.

Dec 6, 2023

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T.M. Cushing

Baltimore Sun

The most effective vehicle provided thus far for the dancer, being superior to either Cabaret or Aloma. Miss Gray, of course, is at her best during the dance episodes, but her dramatic interpretation is vastly more satisfying than her initial efforts.

Dec 6, 2023

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Martin Dickstein

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

The Devil Dancer is a narrative of such utter stupidity as to make a bedtime radio story seem highly intelligent by comparison.

Dec 6, 2023

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Synopsis

When an explorer interrupts a punishment ritual at a monastery and becomes fascinated by a dancer, he vows to take her home with him.

Director: Fred Niblo
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 3, 1927, Limited
Runtime: 1h 13m