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On with the Dance is 1920 American silent costume drama directed by George Fitzmaurice, starring Mae Murray and David Powell, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is a screen adaptation of the 1917 Michael Morton play by the same name.[1][2]

On with the Dance
Theatrical poster
Directed by	George Fitzmaurice
Screenplay by	Ouida Bergère
Based on	On with the Dance by Michael Morton
Produced by	Adolph Zukor
Starring	Mae Murray David Powell Alma Tell Holmes Herbert
Narrated by	Adolph Zukor (presenter)
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller Georges Benoît
Production company	Famous Players-Lasky/Artcraft
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 15, 1920
Running time	70 mins.
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film English intertitles

Filming began in August 1919 when Mae Murray rejoined Famous Players-Lasky Corporation after having completed a term with Universal Pictures.[3]

Actor Robert Schable had appeared in the 1917 Broadway play.[4]

Cast

• Mae Murray as Sonia
• David Powell as Peter Derwynt
• Alma Tell as Lady Tremelyn
• John Miltern as Schuyler Van Vechten
• Robert Schable as Jimmy Sutherland
• Ida Waterman as Countess of Raystone
• Zolya Talma as Fay Desmond
• James A. Furey
• Peter Raymond

Preservation status

• The film is preserved at George Eastman House(w/Italian titles) and an excerpt appears in a Paramount promotional.[5]

Reception

The Evening Post wrote that Mae Murray's work with David Powell was a "revelation", and that her dance work in the film was one of its "outstanding features".[6] Toronto Star noted the film as a success and wrote than fans of Mae Murray and David Powell will hail the two stars returning to headline George Fitzmaurice next film The Right to Love.[7] The Milwaukee Journal wrote that the film played Mae Murray's "dainty little figure and delightful dancing" to advantage.[8]

In popular culture

An excerpt of the film is seen in the Paramount promotional film The House That Shadows Built (1931).

References

External links

• On with the Dance at IMDb
• Frame of opening title sequence of On With the Dance
• alternate lobby poster

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