''The Dancing Girl'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama produced by the Famous Players Film Company and distributed by

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. It is based on the 1891 Broadway play of the same name by Henry Arthur Jones. The film was directed by

Allan Dwan Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. Early life Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan, was ...

and starred stage actress

Florence Reed Florence Reed (January 10, 1883 – November 21, 1967) was an American stage and film actress. She is remembered for several outstanding stage productions, including ''The Shanghai Gesture'', ''The Lullaby'', ''The Yellow Ticket'' and ''The ...

in her film debut. Reed's husband, Malcolm Williams, also appears in the film.''The Dancing Girl'' as produced on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre, August 31, 1891 to November 1891; IBDb.com
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Plot

Cast

- Drusilla Ives *

Fuller Mellish Fuller Mellish (January 3, 1865 – December 7, 1936), born Harold Arthur Fuller, was an English born American stage and screen actor. He was the father of Fuller Mellish Jr.(of Applause fame) and Vera Fuller Mellish. His parents were Charles Per ...

- David Ives *

Lorraine Huling Lorraine Huling Maynard (January 19, 1897 – November 15, 1971) was a silent film actress and writer. Early life Born in Oakesdale, Washington, Maynard was the daughter of Mr and Mrs. C. Floyd Huling, and she grew up in Bennington, Vermont. T ...

- Faith Ives * Malcolm Williams - A Quaker * William Russell - John Christison *Eugene Ormonde - Duke of Guiseberry *William Lloyd - Mr. Crake * Minna Gale - Lady Bawtry

References

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* * 1915 films American silent feature films American films based on plays Lost American films Famous Players-Lasky films Films directed by Allan Dwan 1915 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films 1910s dance films 1915 lost films Lost drama films 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub