{"id":5418,"date":"2008-04-03T16:55:16","date_gmt":"2008-04-03T23:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5418"},"modified":"2021-01-12T17:06:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T00:06:45","slug":"our-dancing-daughters-1928","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5418","title":{"rendered":"Our Dancing Daughters (1928)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;When it comes to marriage, men are still old-fashioned.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Poster-113x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Poster-113x300.jpg 113w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Poster-48x128.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA fun-loving but decent flapper (Joan Crawford) is devastated when the man she loves (Johnny Mack Brown) marries a deceptively &#8220;innocent&#8221; gold-digger (Anita Page) instead.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gold Diggers<\/li>\n<li>Joan Crawford Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n23-year-old Joan Crawford sparkles in this &#8220;part-sound&#8221; film about fun-loving flappers during the Roaring Twenties who find their desire for good times strictly at odds with their chances for happy marriage. Crawford&#8217;s character &#8212; a highly likable heroine who&#8217;s given a rough break but triumphs in the end &#8212; is allowed plenty of opportunities to dance the Charleston and show off her bubbly personality:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Still-1024x782.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"489\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Still-1024x782.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Still-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Still-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Still-768x586.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Still-354x270.png 354w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Still.png 1353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>while blonde Anita Page as Crawford&#8217;s romantic rival is fine as well, particularly during her hilariously infamous final scene (&#8220;Women &#8212; women &#8212; why are you working?&#8221;). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page-Final.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page-Final-1024x772.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page-Final-1024x772.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page-Final-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page-Final-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page-Final-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page-Final-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page-Final.png 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The use of strategic background noise and musical numbers on the synchronized soundtrack is effective, adding to the overall ambiance of the era. While not one of Crawford&#8217;s best features, film fanatics will certainly be curious to check out <em>Our Dancing Daughters<\/em> at least once. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joan Crawford as Diana Medford<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Crawford.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Crawford-1024x684.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Crawford-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Crawford-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Crawford-128x86.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Crawford-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Crawford.png 1441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Anita Page as &#8220;Annikins&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page-1024x665.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page-1024x665.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page-128x83.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page-768x498.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/Our-Dancing-Daughters-Page.png 1493w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its historical importance as Crawford&#8217;s &#8220;breakthrough&#8221; role. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0019237\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/dancing-daughters\/review\/133199\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1928\/10\/08\/archives\/the-screen-aboard-a-french-cruiser.html\">NY Times Original Review (scroll down to third review)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/359\/our-dancing-daughters#articles-reviews?articleId=88928\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When it comes to marriage, men are still old-fashioned.&#8221; Synopsis: A fun-loving but decent flapper (Joan Crawford) is devastated when the man she loves (Johnny Mack Brown) marries a deceptively &#8220;innocent&#8221; gold-digger (Anita Page) instead. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Gold Diggers Joan Crawford Films Love Triangle Silent Films Review: 23-year-old Joan Crawford sparkles in this &#8220;part-sound&#8221; film about fun-loving flappers during the Roaring Twenties who find their desire for good times strictly at odds with their chances for happy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5418\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5418"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63053,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5418\/revisions\/63053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}