Danse macabre (1922)
1922 · Silent film · 6 min · dir. Dudley Murphy
- Drama
- Horror
- Music
Synopsis
The Black Death is ravaging Spain. As Camille Saint-Saëns's "Danse Macabre" plays on the soundtrack, a mix of animation and acted scenes tells the story of Youth and Love meeting one night. They dance, embrace, and kiss. As the night wears on, exuberant Death, a skeletal figure with a violin, pursues the couple. They try to elude him. Eventually, Love swoons. Youth is powerless to protect her. Is she doomed?
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Details
- Director
- Dudley Murphy
- Studio
- Visual Symphony Productions
- Released
- 1922-03-08
- Running time
- 6 minutes
Cast & crew
Dudley Murphy Director- Adolph Bolm
- Ruth Page
Olin Howland
