The Dancin' Fool

The Dancin' Fool

The Dancin' Fool

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The Dancin' Fool

"The Tale of a Jigger Who Put the Jazz in Jazz!"

1920

0h 50m

8.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Sylvester Tibble is a clerk in his uncle's restaurant. Sylvester dreams of becoming a famous dancer and tries to inject a little of the jazz life into his uncle's old-fashioned establishment. When dancer Junie Budd shows up at the restaurant, Sylvester sees a chance to make his dream come true.

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10 featured cast members

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Wallace Reid

Wallace Reid

Sylvester Tibble

Bebe Daniels

Bebe Daniels

Junie Budd

Raymond Hatton

Raymond Hatton

Enoch Jones

Willis Marks

Willis Marks

Tim Meeks

George B. Williams

George B. Williams

McGammon

Lillian Leighton

Lillian Leighton

Ma Budd

Carlos San Martín

Elkus

William H. Brown

Gabby Gaines

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

Charle Harkins

Ruth Ashby

Dorothy Harkins

Creative team

Directed by: Sam Wood
Written by: Clara Genevieve Kennedy
Henry Payson Dowst

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