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The Taxi Dancer is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Harry F. Millarde and starring Joan Crawford and Owen Moore. Crawford plays Joselyn Poe, a southern girl who tries her luck as dancer in New York City. When she is unable to find work, she works as taxi dancer and meets several suitors throughout the story.[1][2][3]

The Taxi Dancer
Lobby card
Directed by	Harry F. Millarde
Written by	Adaptation: A.P. Younger Titles: Ralph Spence
Story by	Robert Terry Shannon
Starring	Joan Crawford Owen Moore Marc McDermott Gertrude Astor
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	February 5, 1927 (1927-02-05)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

This was the first film in which Joan Crawford received top billing.

Cast

• Joan Crawford as Joslyn Poe
• Owen Moore as Lee Rogers
• Marc McDermott as Henry Brierhalter
• Gertrude Astor as Kitty Lane
• Rockliffe Fellowes as Stephen Bates
• Douglas Gilmore as James Kelvin
• William Orlamond as 'Doc' Ganz
• Claire McDowell as Aunt Mary
• Bert Roach as Charlie Cook
• Lou Costello as Extra (uncredited)

Crew

• David Townsend (art director) - Set Designer

References

External links

• The Taxi Dancer at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• The Taxi Dancer at the TCM Movie Database
• Still and lobby cards at joancrawfordbest.com
• Stills at silenthollywood.com

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