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The Flapper

A Southern teen at a ritzy boarding school gets into mischief while acting the sophisticated grownup to impress a suave gentleman and match wits with a pair of jewel thieves.

Top Cast

  • Olive Thomas

    Olive Thomas

    Genevieve 'Ginger' King

  • William P. Carleton

    William P. Carleton

    Richard Channing

  • Theodore Westman Jr.

    Theodore Westman Jr.

    Bill E. Forbes

  • Warren Cook

    Warren Cook

    Senator King

  • Katherine Johnston

    Katherine Johnston

    Hortense

  • Arthur Housman

    Arthur Housman

    Tom Morran

  • Louise Lindroth

    Louise Lindroth

    Elmina Buttons

  • Marcia Harris

    Marcia Harris

    Miss Paddles

  • Charles Craig

    Charles Craig

    Reverand Cushil

Overview

A Southern teen at a ritzy boarding school gets into mischief while acting the sophisticated grownup to impress a suave gentleman and match wits with a pair of jewel thieves.

Rating

6.2 / 10
17 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • Darrick38
    Darrick38
    8 Aug 24, 2021

    Olive Thomas' most famous role. Of her films that remain, this one is in the best condition, and the one that is most available. Olive is credited with being the first "flapper", and starting the trend which would become such a big thing in the 1920's, although she wouldn't live to see any of that. At this point, she was at the top of her game, and engaging in every scene. The film itself is quite likeable. Well-filmed and well-acted, it's a solid movie. Selznick Pictures was really putting together films that were nicely put together technically and visually. The snow scene really stands out. Frances Marion, who has been called "the all-time best script and story writer the motion picture world has ever produced", and its most prolific, wrote the scenario and story for this film, one of 325 she would write in her career.

Recommendations

Easy A

Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school's gossip grapevine to advance her social standing. Now her classmates are turning against her and the school board is becoming concerned, including her favorite teacher and the distracted guidance counselor. With the support of her hilariously idiosyncratic parents and a little help from a long-time crush, Olive attempts to take on her notorious new identity and crush the rumor mill once and for all.

Easy A

6.8 2010