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The Dancin' Fool is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Sam Wood released in USA on 2 may 1920 with Wallace Reid

The Dancin' Fool (1920)

The Dancin' Fool
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Released in USA 2 may 1920
Length 50minutes
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Romantic comedy,    Romance
Rating44% 2.2390152.2390152.2390152.2390152.239015

The Dancin' Fool is a 1920 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Sam Wood directed this one of his earliest efforts. Wallace Reid and Bebe Daniels star, at the time Paramount was making them a popular team in replacement of Reid's previous female lead Ann Little. A copy of this film survives in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Synopsis

As described in a film publication, Sylvester Tibble (Reid), a country yokel, comes to New York City to work at his uncle Enoch Jones's (Hatton) jug business for $6 per week and earns extra money dancing at a jazz cabaret. He becomes the dance partner of Junie Budd (Daniels). They soon find romance while performing Apache dance routines. Sylvester also makes a success of his uncle's business by introducing modern business methods.

Actors

Wallace Reid

(Sylvester Tibble)Bebe Daniels

(Junie Budd)Raymond Hatton

(Enoch Jones)Lillian Leighton

(Ma Budd)Tully Marshall

(Charle Harkins)Ernest Joy

(Tom Reed)
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