The Song and Dance Man explained

The Song and Dance Man is a 1926 American silent comedy drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. It is based on a play by George M. Cohan and was directed by Herbert Brenon. A copy of the film is housed in the Library of Congress collection. Of its original seven reels, only the final five survive.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Plot

"Happy" Farrell (Moore) wants to be a famous song and dance man. He befriends a young dancer, Leola (Love), who accompanies him to an audition. Leola is given a contract, but Happy is not. Happy changes careers and becomes successful, but still yearns to be a song and dance man. After three years, Leola plans to retire from dancing so that she can get married, but Happy returns to pursue his original dream. Leola is inspired by this, and her fiancé agrees to let her continue her dancing career.^[7]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. Although the actors were praised, the plot was criticized because the two leads were not reunited at the end of the film.^[8]

Preservation

An incomplete print of The Song and Dance Man that is missing reel 1 is located in the Library of Congress.^[9]

External links

• • • • Lobby poster

Notes and References

1. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: The Song and Dance Man. November 9, 2014. silentera.com. Bennett. Carl. September 8, 2014.
2. Book: The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1921–1930. Munden. Kenneth W.. R.R. Bowker Company. New York. 1971. 664500075. 745. 9780520215214 . registration.
3. http://ibdb.com/show.php?id=8177 The Song and Dance Man as produced on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre, December 31, 1923; IBDb.com
4. Web site: The Lost Films of Paramount Pictures . Arne . Andersen . Lost Film Files . November 8, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150822130955/http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arneparamountpictures.html . August 22, 2015 .
5. Book: Catalog of Holdings: The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress. The American Film Institute. 1978. Washington. 5102838. 170.
6. Web site: American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Song and Dance Man / Herbert Brenon [motion picture]]. November 9, 2014. Library of Congress – Performing Arts Encyclopedia.
7. The Film Daily. 35. 31. Newspaper Opinions. February 7, 1926. 8 .
8. The Cornell Daily Sun. XLVI. 134. March 25, 1926. Stage and Screen. 4.
9. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2237/ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Song and Dance Man