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Our Dancing Daughters

  • 19281928
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.8K
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Joan Crawford and Johnny Mack Brown in Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
  • Drama
A flapper who's secretly a good girl and a gold digging floozy masquerading as an ingénue both vie for the hand of a millionaire.A flapper who's secretly a good girl and a gold digging floozy masquerading as an ingénue both vie for the hand of a millionaire.A flapper who's secretly a good girl and a gold digging floozy masquerading as an ingénue both vie for the hand of a millionaire.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Harry Beaumont
  • Writers
    • Josephine Lovett(story and scenario)
    • Marian Ainslee(titles)
    • Ruth Cummings(titles by)
  • Stars
    • Joan Crawford
    • Johnny Mack Brown
    • Nils Asther
Top credits
  • Director
    • Harry Beaumont
  • Writers
    • Josephine Lovett(story and scenario)
    • Marian Ainslee(titles)
    • Ruth Cummings(titles by)
  • Stars
    • Joan Crawford
    • Johnny Mack Brown
    • Nils Asther
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    • 32User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 nominations total

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    Joan Crawford and Johnny Mack Brown in Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
    Johnny Mack Brown and Anita Page in Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
    Anita Page in Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
    Anita Page in Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
    Anita Page in Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
    Joan Crawford and Johnny Mack Brown in Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
    Joan Crawford and Johnny Mack Brown in Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
    Joan Crawford and Johnny Mack Brown in Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
    Joan Crawford in Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
    Joan Crawford and Johnny Mack Brown in Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
    Johnny Mack Brown, Bert Moorhouse, and Fred MacKaye in Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
    Joan Crawford in Our Dancing Daughters (1928)

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    Joan Crawford
    Joan Crawford
    • Diana Medfordas Diana Medford
    Johnny Mack Brown
    Johnny Mack Brown
    • Ben Blaineas Ben Blaine
    • (as John Mack Brown)
    Nils Asther
    Nils Asther
    • Normanas Norman
    Dorothy Sebastian
    Dorothy Sebastian
    • Beatriceas Beatrice
    Anita Page
    Anita Page
    • Annas Ann
    Kathlyn Williams
    Kathlyn Williams
    • Ann's Motheras Ann's Mother
    Edward J. Nugent
    Edward J. Nugent
    • Freddieas Freddie
    • (as Edward Nugent)
    Dorothy Cumming
    Dorothy Cumming
    • Diana's Motheras Diana's Mother
    Huntley Gordon
    Huntley Gordon
    • Diana's Fatheras Diana's Father
    • (as Huntly Gordon)
    Evelyn Hall
    Evelyn Hall
    • Freddie's Motheras Freddie's Mother
    Sam De Grasse
    Sam De Grasse
    • Freddie's Fatheras Freddie's Father
    • (as Sam de Grasse)
    Helen Brent
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Geraldine Dvorak
    Geraldine Dvorak
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Gordon
    Mary Gordon
    • Scrubwomanas Scrubwoman
    • (uncredited)
    Lydia Knott
    Lydia Knott
    • Scrubwomanas Scrubwoman
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Livingston
    Robert Livingston
    • Party Boyas Party Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Fred MacKaye
    Fred MacKaye
    • One of Diana's Admirersas One of Diana's Admirers
    • (uncredited)
    Alona Marlowe
    • Party Girlas Party Girl
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Harry Beaumont
    • Writers
      • Josephine Lovett(story and scenario)
      • Marian Ainslee(titles)
      • Ruth Cummings(titles by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film that made Joan Crawford a star.
    • Goofs
      When Ann is at the top of the stairs watching the women scrub the floor at the bottom, her hair changes drastically between the medium shot of her and the following close-up.
    • Quotes

      Diana 'Di' Medford: Wouldst fling a hoof with me?

    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      I Loved You Then (As I Love You Now)
      (1927) (uncredited)

      Music by William Axt and David Mendoza

      Lyrics by Ballard MacDonald

      Played during the opening credits and as background music often

      Sung by an offscreen chorus at the party and danced to by the guests

      Sung offscreen often by both a male solist and a female solist and as a duet

    User reviews32

    Review
    Top review
    Fabulous Joan Crawford and Art Deco sets
    This late silent film with synchronized music score and sound effects made Joan Crawford a star at MGM. The film was a huge hit at the box office.

    Crawford stars as wild Diana Medford, a rich rich who is a leader in her set of young wealthy country club types. She's a real life-of-the-party type but is actually "good." Her rival is Ann (Anita Page), a beautiful blonde who has been raised as a mantrap. She's a deceitful liar just like her mother (Kathlyn Williams). There's also Bea (Dorothy Sebastian) who's made a few "mistakes" but is a decent young woman.

    Into this swirl of country club dances and rivalries comes a handsome young millionaire (Johnny Mack Brown) who's taken with Crawford's high spirits, but as soon as she learns how rich he is, Page moves in on him.

    Brown seems helpless against Page's simpering helpless act, and with the help of her grasping mother, they corner Brown into marrying Page. Crawford is devastated. Meanwhile, Sebastian's new husband (Nils Asther) is having trouble accepting his wife's "past."

    A year later, the marriage between Page and Brown in rocky, especially since she's now dallying with Freddie (Edward Nugent). They show up drunk at a party where Crawford is, and the sparks fly. Brown discovers exactly how he was tricked by Page and admits if was really Crawford he loved ... and still does.

    Things come to a violent climax.

    Crawford and Page are excellent. Crawford does a couple of wild dances and Page excels in a drunken hysterics bit. Brown is suitably handsome. The film is also famous for its spectacular Art Deco sets and snappy jazz baby costumes.

    This film established Joan Crawford as a star at MGM where she joined Marion Davies, Norma Shearer, and Greta Garbo as a queen of the lot. It also positioned Anita Page, Johnny Mack Brown, and Dorothy Sebastian at MGM as it transitioned to talkies.

    This is one of the great surviving flapper films from the jazz era.
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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1928 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Yeni bakireler
    • Filming locations
      • Pebble Beach, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $178,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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