The Dancer's Peril is a 1917 American silent romance film directed by Travers Vale and starring Alice Brady, Philip Hahn and Harry Benham. Its plotline features the Ballets Russes, then appearing in a show by the Shubert Brothers, major backers of World Film. The film still survives, unlike many others from the era.
Cast
Alice Brady as Mother / Daughter
Philip Hahn as Grand Duke Alexis
Harry Benham as Richard Moraino
Montagu Love as Michael Pavloff
Alexis Kosloff as Nicholas
Augusta Burmeister as Marta Antonovitch
Louis R. Grisel as Marta's Husband
Jack Drumier as Lamoraux
Johnny Hines as Ivan
Sidney D'Albrook as Boris
References
Bibliography
Richard Koszarski. An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928. University of California Press, 1994.