Overview
An English explorer disturbed by the practices of an isolated tribe attempts to rescue a native girl he has become fascinated with. THE DEVIL DANCER was highly praised at time of release for its exquisite cinematography, especially in the use of light and shadow. The film received an Academy Award nomination in this category. Sadly, it is among the lost. No prints or negatives are known to survive.
Cast
- Gilda Gray as Takla (The Devil Dancer)
- Clive Brook as Stephen Athelstan
- Anne Schaefer as Tana (as Ann Schaeffer)
- Serge Temoff as Beppo
- Michael Vavitch as Hassim
- Sôjin Kamiyama as Sadik Lama (as Sojin)
- Claire Du Brey as Audrey
- Albert Conti as Arnold Guthrie
- Anna May Wong as Sada
- Martha Mattox as Isabel