Does the Jazz Lead to Destruction

Does the Jazz Lead to Destruction? is a 1919 Australian silent film about the jazz craze. It is considered a lost film.

Does the Jazz Lead to Destruction
StarringEthel Bennetto
George Irving
Release date
  • 4 August 1919 (1919-08-04)
CountryAustralia
LanguageSilent film
English intertitles

Plot

A family of wowsers, the McWowses, oppose jazz dancing but are converted to its joys.[1] Several dances are featured, including 'the Walking Waltz', 'the Jazz', 'the Tickle-Toe' and the 'Whirly Whirly'. These were performed by the leads.[2][3]

Production

Ethel Bennetto and George Irving were both jazz experts from Sydney who performed the dances in the film.[4]

Release

During the lead up to the film's release, letters from the fictitious characters, the McWowses, would appear in press advertising complaining about jazz.[3]

The film is often confused with another jazz comedy, Why Jessie Learned to Jazz, for Australasian Films and director Frederick Ward, which was announced for production but was likely abandoned.[3]

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References
  1. "EARL'S COURT". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 31 October 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. "THE WORLD OF PICTURES". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 27 September 1919. p. 12. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 88.
  4. "Film and Footlights". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 14 December 1919. p. 6 Section: First Section. Retrieved 24 July 2012.


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