| The Dancin' Fool | |
| Director: | Sam Wood |
| Producer: | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring: | Wallace Reid Bebe Daniels |
| Cinematography: | Alfred Gilks |
| Distributor: | Paramount/Artcraft |
| Runtime: | 50 minutes; 5 reels |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Dancin' Fool is a surviving 1920 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Sam Wood directed this one of his earliest efforts. Wallace Reid and Bebe Daniels star, at the time Paramount was making them a popular team in replacement of Reid's previous female lead Ann Little.[1] [2] [3] A copy of this film survives in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.[3] [4]
As described in a film publication,[5] Sylvester Tibble (Reid), a country yokel, comes to New York City to work at his uncle Enoch Jones's (Hatton) jug business for $6 per week and earns extra money dancing at a jazz cabaret. He becomes the dance partner of Junie Budd (Daniels). They soon find romance while performing Apache dance routines. Sylvester also makes a success of his uncle's business by introducing modern business methods.