Sensation Seekers (film)

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Sensation Seekers
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Directed by Lois Weber
Produced by Universal Pictures
Carl Laemmle
Written byLois Weber (scenario)
Based on"Egypt"
by Ernest Pascal
Starring Billie Dove
Huntley Gordon
Cinematography Benjamin H. Kline
Edited by Maurice Pivar
Thomas Pratt
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • March 20, 1927 (1927-03-20)
Running time
70 minutes; 7 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Sensation Seekers is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Lois Weber, produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starring Billie Dove. [1] [2]

Lois Weber American actor/film director

Lois Weber was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, producer, and director. She is identified in some historical references as "the most important female director the American film industry has known", and among “the most important and prolific film directors in the era of silent films". Film historian Anthony Slide has also asserted, "Along with D.W. Griffith, Weber was the American cinema's first genuine auteur, a filmmaker involved in all aspects of production and one who utilized the motion picture to put across her own ideas and philosophies."

Universal Pictures American motion picture studio

Universal Pictures is an American film studio owned by Comcast through the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal. Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour, it is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States, the world's fifth oldest after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus, and Nordisk Film, and the oldest member of Hollywood's "Big Six" studios in terms of the overall film market. Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City.

Billie Dove American silent film actress; aviator

Billie Dove was an American actress.

Contents

The film and a trailer survive. [3]

Cast

Huntley Gordon Canadian actor

Huntley Ashworth Gordon was a Canadian actor who began his career in the Silent Film era.

Raymond Bloomer American actor

Raymond Bloomer, was an American actor. He appeared in 22 films between 1913 and 1927.

Helen Gilmore was an American actress of the stage and silent motion pictures from Chicago, Illinois. She left acting to become a magazine editor.

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