Jazzmania (1923 film)
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Jazzmania is a silent film
drama directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring his wife Mae Murray
. In keeping with Murray's previous films and a few of her succeeding films, the movie possesses some of the most provocative attire worn by an actress in film up to that time. As with Fascination
, Edmund Goulding does the honors on this his original screen story for Murray. Judging from the scenario of this story, it has almost nothing to do with Jazz
music, but instead it's set in a mythical kingdom named "Jazzmania". Sources have an incomplete print of the film located at the George Eastman House
.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring his wife Mae Murray
Mae Murray
Mae Murray was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "The Gardenia of the Screen"....
. In keeping with Murray's previous films and a few of her succeeding films, the movie possesses some of the most provocative attire worn by an actress in film up to that time. As with Fascination
Fascination (1922 film)
Fascination is a 1922 silent film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring his then wife Mae Murray. The story was an original one for the screen by Edmund Goulding, soon to be a prolific film director. The story captilizes on Murray's continuing forays into outlandish costume dramas...
, Edmund Goulding does the honors on this his original screen story for Murray. Judging from the scenario of this story, it has almost nothing to do with Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
music, but instead it's set in a mythical kingdom named "Jazzmania". Sources have an incomplete print of the film located at the George Eastman House
George Eastman House
The George Eastman House is the world's oldest museum dedicated to photography and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in Rochester, New York, USA. World-renowned for its photograph and motion picture archives, the museum is also a leader in film preservation and...
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Cast
- Mae MurrayMae MurrayMae Murray was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter. Murray rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "The Gardenia of the Screen"....
- Ninon - Rod La RocqueRod La Rocque-Biography:He was born Roderick La Rocque in Chicago, Illinois. He began appearing in stock theater at the age of seven and eventually ended up at the Essanay Studios in Chicago where he found steady work until the studios closed. He then moved to New York City and worked on the stage until he was...
- Jerry Langdon - Robert FrazerRobert FrazerrightRobert W. Frazer born Robert William Browne on 29 June 1891 in Worcester, Massachusetts, US, was an American actor who appeared in some 224 shorts and films from the 1910s until his death on 17 August 1944 in Los Angeles, California, US, due to leukemia...
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