Danse macabre

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Danse macabre

Released: Mar 8, 1922

Runtime: 0h 8m

Rating: ⭐ 6.1 / 10

Drama Horror Music

Overview

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?

Top Billed Cast

Adolph Bolm

Adolph Bolm

Youth

Ruth Page

Ruth Page

Love

Olin Howland

Olin Howland

Death