A young girl becomes a "flapper", defying her parents and the community.A young girl becomes a "flapper", defying her parents and the community.A young girl becomes a "flapper", defying her parents and the community.
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- 2 wins
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- TriviaPrints of this film--at 65 minutes--are held by the Library of Congress and the UCLA Film and Television Archives.
- Quotes
Mrs. Mazzarene: I warn you--you're playing with fire.
Ethel Westcourt: I'm playing with life!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood (1980)
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Unconventional ending
Dancing Mothers is unique in two ways...its ending and showing how women have minds and opinions of their own. While most Hollywood Melodramas of this period had happy, "Pollyanna-ish" endings...Dancing Mothers strays in a most realistic and refreshing way. The Mother (Alice Joyce), tired of being taken for granted, goes out on her own and leaves her selfish daughter (Clara Bow) and husband (Norman Trevor) behind. an ending that todays audiences do not have a hard time swallowing, but audiences of the 1920's expected everything to be tied up in pretty Hollywood ribbons and all made good. And bravo for those who chose to have a woman hold her own and stand up for herself and not give in to what societal norms would dictate. Strong women were not too very typical in the silent era.
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- lestmore
- Sep 10, 2001
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- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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