Dancing Mothers (1926)

Young girl becomes a "flapper", defying her parents and the community.

Director:

Herbert Brenon

Writers:

Edmund Goulding (play), Forrest Halsey,

Stars:

Alice Joyce, Norman Trevor, Clara Bow

Cast

Cast overview:
Alice Joyce	...	Ethel Westcourt
Norman Trevor	...	Hugh Westcourt
Clara Bow	...	Kittens Westcourt
Conway Tearle	...	Jerry Naughton
Eleanor Lawson	...	Irma
Dorothy Cumming	...	Mrs. Mazzarene
Donald Keith	...	Kenneth Cobb
Leila Hyams	...	Birdie Courtney
Spencer Charters	...	Butter and Egg Man

Storyline

Young girl becomes a "flapper", defying her parents and the community.

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Plot Keywords:

partially lost film | society | based on play

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 1926 (USA)

Also Known As:

La soif de vivre

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

66 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Prints of this film are held by the Library of Congress and the UCLA Film and Television Archives.

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood: Star Treatment (1980)

User Reviews

1926 Shocker

Dancing Mothers is a rather dull film except for the vivacious Clara Bow playing "Kittens." Also of interest are the truly ugly sets (check out the hideous pirate-themed nightclub) and the great women's clothes. Clara Bow wears some really bizarre outfits as the jazz baby who sets her sights on Conway Tearle, who plays a "famed lady killer." Tearle is old and dull but was a star in 1926. Alice Joyce is the nominal star. She was billed as "the madonna of the screen," but shows little vitality here as the mother who decides to "live." Dorothy Cumming (whose named is misspelled as "Cummings" in the credits) is good as Mazzy, and Leila Hyams, Donald Keith, Norm Trevor, and Eleanor Lawson round out the supporting cast. Worth seeing for the always-good Clara Bow and for the shocking ending. The whole film seemingly leads up to the conventional ending, but then takes a different route. Dancing Mothers was a big hit in 1926 and helped make Bow one of the biggest stars of the last 20s.