Research Catalog

Whirl of life

Title
Whirl of life [electronic resource] / directed by Oliver D. Bailey ; produced by Cort Film Corp. ; screenplay by Catherine Carr, based on a story by Vernon Castle.
Publication
1915.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Bailey, Oliver D.
  • Castle, Vernon, 1887-1918.
  • Castle, Irene, 1893-1969.
  • Carr, Catherine.
  • Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
  • DHCA.
Description
2 streaming video files (75 min.) : si., b&w.
Summary
Semi-biographical drama based on the partnership of Irene and Vernon Castle, beginning with their first encounter, early struggles, and first successes. In the fictionalized second half, Irene is abducted by gangsters. In addition to scenes of the Castles dancing, there is a brief montage showing socialites, children, and blacks performing dances.
Donor/Sponsor
National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Series Statement
Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Motion pictures.
  • Video.
Note
  • Film preserved by the Museum of Modern Art Department of Film.
  • Silent motion picture with titles in English.
Performer (note)
  • Vernon and Irene Castle (playing themselves), Kate Blanks (Mrs. Foote, Irene's mother), William Carleton, Sr. (Dr. Foote, Irene's father), Arthur Stanford (John Crosby), Edward Cort (the gangster), and others.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Excerpts also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
System Details (note)
  • Streaming video.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1490
OCLC
NYPY906004231-F
Title
Whirl of life [electronic resource] / directed by Oliver D. Bailey ; produced by Cort Film Corp. ; screenplay by Catherine Carr, based on a story by Vernon Castle.
Imprint
1915.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Series
Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Cast
Vernon and Irene Castle (playing themselves), Kate Blanks (Mrs. Foote, Irene's mother), William Carleton, Sr. (Dr. Foote, Irene's father), Arthur Stanford (John Crosby), Edward Cort (the gangster), and others.
Additional Formats
Excerpts also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library.
System Details
Streaming video.
Local Note
Former call numbers: *MGZIDVD 5-119, *MGZIC 9-1180
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Indexed Term
Moving images
Local Subject
Exhibition ballroom dancing -- 1900-1924.
Social dancing -- 20th century.
Motion pictures. Whirl of life.
Added Author
Bailey, Oliver D. Director
Castle, Vernon, 1887-1918. Author. Performer
Castle, Irene, 1893-1969. Performer
Carr, Catherine. Screenwriter
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1490
*MGZIDVD 5-119 (former)
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