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Lillian Powell Bubble Dance
(1923) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by [?] Lee de Forest and/or J. Searle Dawley?

Cast: Lillian Powell [herself]

De Forest Phonofilm, Incorporated, production; distributed by De Forest Phonofilm, Incorporated. / Produced by Lee de Forest. / Premiered 12 April 1923 at the Engineering Societies’ Building Auditorium in New York, New York. Released 15 April 1923. / Phonofilm 35mm spherical format. Phonofilm sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / Full-sound film.

Performance: Dance.

Synopsis: Powell does a bubble dance to a theme by Brahms.

Survival status: Print exists in the National Film and Sound Archive film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Dance - Early sound film - Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 26 December 2010.

References: Geduld-Birth p. 96 : with additional information provided by Tom Mayer.