In Dutch (1918) | Dutch Dancer Dances Her Dream Dance
Channel: Screen Prism
Date: 2024-03-28

IN DUTCH is an American short silent film that's a slapstick comedy. It was released on June 26, 1918.

It's directed by John G. Blystone. The movie stars Alice Howell, Hughie Mack, Billy Armstrong, Neal Burns, and James Finlayson.

A Dutch clog dancer stowaway on a ship gets a job in a big city cabaret.

Alice Howell was one of the best female clowns of the silent movie era. She combines feminine delicacy with all out slapstick. She was a forerunner to  many of the female stars (movie and television) that came after her. Howell started out in vaudeville in New York and on the road before moving to California to begin a film career. She was at her peak from 1916 to 1921. Howell has more than 100 screen credits, but has since been largely forgotten. Happy Women's History Month!

This film is in the public domain meaning it has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Corporations lobbied Congress to get U.S. copyright laws extended by 20 years, twice! Because of that, it allows published works to be under copyright for almost a century and corporations to squeeze every last ounce of profit from them even long after the profitability has past. It keeps people from enjoying art, which is the purpose of art.

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