The Death Dance
Arnold Maitland is devastated when he finds out that his wife Cynthia is having an affair with a man named Boresky. He falls in love with Flora Farnsworth, a cabaret dancer, and sets out to divorce his wife and marry Flora. Unfortunately, Arnold is killed in an accident, and Flora turns for comfort to his business partner Philip Standish, and soon falls for him. Enter Cynthia, who has tired of Boresky and wants Philip for herself. She hatches a plan that will get rid of both Flora and Boresky and leave Philip for her.
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Holmes Herbert
Arnold Maitland
Known for
The Invisible Man
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Helen Montrose
Cynthia Maitland
Also in
Sadie Love
Counterfeit
J. Searle Dawley
Marie Eve
H. Lyman Broening
Robert Cain
Mr. Boresky
Also in
Male and Female
Paid in Full
Paul West
Alice Brady
Flora Farnsworth
Known for
My Man Godfrey
Young Mr. Lincoln
Mahlon Hamilton
Philip Standish
Also in
Daddy-Long-Legs
Little Old New York
Rita Spear
Mrs. Boresky
Also in
Come Out of the Kitchen
Charles Slattery
Jones
Also in
Dream Street
My Lady o' the Pines
Nadia Gary
Doris Maitland
Also in
The Silver King
Ultra, je t'aime
J. Searle Dawley Director · Marie Eve Writer H. Lyman Broening Cinematographer
United States release July 1, 1918 · Produced in United States
Production
Select Pictures Corporation
Production · Distribution
United States
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · July 1, 1918
Theatrical
France
May 21, 1920
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