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Sensation Seekers

  • 19271927
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
77
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Billie Dove and Huntley Gordon in Sensation Seekers (1927)
  • Drama
  • Romance
Sensation Seekers is a 1927 silent film romantic drama directed by Lois Weber, produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starring Billie Dove. The film and a trailer survive.Sensation Seekers is a 1927 silent film romantic drama directed by Lois Weber, produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starring Billie Dove. The film and a trailer survive.Sensation Seekers is a 1927 silent film romantic drama directed by Lois Weber, produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starring Billie Dove. The film and a trailer survive.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
77
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Lois Weber
  • Writers
    • Ernest Pascal(story "Egypt")
    • Lois Weber
  • Stars
    • Billie Dove
    • Huntley Gordon
    • Raymond Bloomer
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lois Weber
  • Writers
    • Ernest Pascal(story "Egypt")
    • Lois Weber
  • Stars
    • Billie Dove
    • Huntley Gordon
    • Raymond Bloomer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 7User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Raymond Bloomer, Frances Dale, Billie Dove, Huntley Gordon, Peggy Montgomery, and Blackie Thompson in Sensation Seekers (1927)
    Billie Dove and Huntley Gordon in Sensation Seekers (1927)
    Frances Dale, Billie Dove, Fanchon Frankel, Huntley Gordon, Lillian Lawrence, Peggy Montgomery, and Phillips Smalley in Sensation Seekers (1927)
    Billie Dove and Huntley Gordon in Sensation Seekers (1927)
    Raymond Bloomer, Frances Dale, Billie Dove, Fanchon Frankel, Huntley Gordon, Hazel Howell, Lillian Lawrence, Peggy Montgomery, and Blackie Thompson in Sensation Seekers (1927)
    Billie Dove in Sensation Seekers (1927)

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    Billie Dove
    Billie Dove
    • Luena 'Egypt' Hagenas Luena 'Egypt' Hagen
    Huntley Gordon
    Huntley Gordon
    • Ray Sturgisas Ray Sturgis
    Raymond Bloomer
    • Reverend Lodgeas Reverend Lodge
    Peggy Montgomery
    Peggy Montgomery
    • Margaret Toddas Margaret Todd
    Will Gregory
    • Colonel Emory Toddas Colonel Emory Todd
    Helen Gilmore
    Helen Gilmore
    • Mrs. Toddas Mrs. Todd
    Edith Yorke
    Edith Yorke
    • Mrs. Hagenas Mrs. Hagen
    Phillips Smalley
    Phillips Smalley
    • Mr. Hagenas Mr. Hagen
    Cora Williams
    Cora Williams
    • Mrs. W. Symmeas Mrs. W. Symme
    Sidney Arundel
    • Deacon W. Symmeas Deacon W. Symme
    Blackie Thompson
    Blackie Thompson
    • Rabbitt Smytheas Rabbitt Smythe
    • (as Clarence Thompson)
    Nora Cecil
    Nora Cecil
    • Mrs. Lodgeas Mrs. Lodge
    Frances Dale
    • Tottieas Tottie
    Lillian Lawrence
    • Tibbett Sisteras Tibbett Sister
    Fanchon Frankel
    • Tibbett Sisteras Tibbett Sister
    Hazel Howell
    Hazel Howell
    • Guestas Guest
    Tom Ricketts
    Tom Ricketts
    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Below Deck Yacht Crewmanas Below Deck Yacht Crewman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lois Weber
    • Writers
      • Ernest Pascal(story "Egypt")
      • Lois Weber
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    • Trivia
      A print of this film is held by the UCLA Film and Television Archives.

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    Top review
    4/10
    Overly simplistic and moralistic...but I liked the shipwreck scene near the end.
    "Sensation Seekers" could have been a good film. Instead, it looks a bit like a Sunday School lesson written by someone on drugs! It's highly moralistic and filled with folks running amok in a little town...while a few decent people go to church and act pious. One of the wild ones is Egypt and she's played by Billie Dove and the nice new preacher tries to help her...but ultimately she runs off with a weasel and they pay the price for their not niceness and nearly die to prove that goodness is swell and skankiness isn't.

    The film seemed preachy but confusing in its message. Plus the minister's relationship with Egypt never really made a lot of sense. What DID work was the finale...which was grand. The film features a harrowing shipwreck and Dove apparently gave it her all and looked almost like she was being drowned for real! Not a great film...but a great ending.
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    • Jan 26, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1927 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 歓楽地獄(1927)
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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