Jazzmania (1923)
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| Mae Murray | ... |
Ninon
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| Rod La Rocque | ... |
Jerry Langdon
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Robert Frazer | ... |
Captain Valmar
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Edmund Burns | ... |
Sonny Daimler
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Prince Otto of Como
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Lionel Belmore | ... |
Baron Bolo
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Herbert Standing | ... |
Josephus Ranson
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Edith Bostwick | ... |
Marline
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Wilfred Lucas | ... |
Julius Furman
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J. Herbert Frank | ... |
Colonel Kerr
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Carl Harbaugh | ... |
Gavona
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Harry Northrup | ... |
American Capitalist
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Tom Guise | ... |
General Muroff
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Henry A. Barrows | ... |
August Daimler
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12 February 1923 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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A Mae Murray fashion parade: She's queen of a mythical Ruritanian kingdom called, yes, Jazzmania, and as she bolts for America while evil Jean Hersholt (nice seeing him play something other than a boring nice guy) attempts to overthrow the monarchy, she assumes a number of disguises that require many, many costume changes. What Murray does isn't exactly acting, it's more posturing and self-consciously posing, and dancing, the same moves over and over. But it isn't dull. This one was made at a time when title cards strove to be witty and satirical, and the writing's not bad. And the production design is stunning--what a luscious Art Nouveau kingdom Mae inhabits. Leading man Rod La Rocque contributes some sanity amid Mae's self-absorption, and director Robert Z. Leonard, then married to Ms. Murray, was a first-rate studio hack. Not a very good movie, but a good look at what it meant to be a movie star long, long ago, and certainly nice to look at.