The Masked Dancer (film)

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The Masked Dancer
The Masked Dancer (1924) - 1.jpg
Still with Lowell Sherman and Helene Chadwick
Directed by Burton L. King
Ben Silvey (ass't director)
Written byJohn Lynch
Based onDie Frau mit der Maske
by Rudolph Lothar
Produced byEastern Productions
Starring Helene Chadwick
Lowell Sherman
CinematographyCharles J. Davis
Neil Sullivan
Distributed byPrincipal Distributing
Release date
  • February 15, 1924 (1924-02-15)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Masked Dancer is a 1924 American silent romance film directed by Burton L. King and starring Lowell Sherman and Helene Chadwick. [1] The film is based upon the play Die Frau mit der Maske by Rudolph Lothar. [2] [3]

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Preservation

With no prints of The Masked Dancer located in any film archives, [4] The Masked Dancer is a lost film. A 30-second clip of the film showing a masked woman dancing still exists.

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References

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  2. "Thomas Sessler Verlag: STÜCKE A-Z". sesslerverlag.at.
  3. e.V, Archiv Bibliographia Judaica (December 23, 2011). Lexikon deutsch-judischer Autoren: Sand-- Stri. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   9783110260731 via Google Books.
  4. Sherman, Lowell (March 8, 1924). "The Masked Dancer" via memory.loc.gov.