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Danse macabre

1922 · 0h 8m · Drama, Horror, Music · United States of America

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?

Directed by
Dudley Murphy
Starring
Adolph Bolm, Ruth Page, Olin Howland
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6.1Smart score

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