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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1259

The Florodora Girl

193079 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 78:57
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Public domain

Synopsis

In the Broadway world of 1899, chorus girl Daisy watches fellow performers marry wealthy admirers. She wants a husband too, but prefers the man her friends warn against. Advice about courtship and appearances complicates her efforts to decide which attention can be trusted.

Cast

Marion Davies

Lawrence Gray

Walter Catlett

Louis John Bartels

Ilka Chase

DirectorsHarry Beaumont

Historical context

Marion Davies plays a performer in a nostalgic look at the Florodora craze. The musical setting connects the stage's public glamour with the private negotiations surrounding marriage and financial security.

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Marion Davies — Screenland · Public domain
Lawrence Gray — The New Movie Magazine; https://archive.org/stream/newmoviemagazine01weir#page/60/mode/2up · Public domain
Walter Catlett — Film screenshot (United Artists) · Public domain

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