A flapper with a dubious reputation enjoys a vivacious night of dancing and finds herself romantically linked to her boss.A flapper with a dubious reputation enjoys a vivacious night of dancing and finds herself romantically linked to her boss.A flapper with a dubious reputation enjoys a vivacious night of dancing and finds herself romantically linked to her boss.
John St. Polis
- Pa Kelly
- (as John Sainpolis)
Mischa Auer
- Man Dancing at The Boiler
- (uncredited)
Bobby Burns Berman
- Night Club Show Host
- (uncredited)
Phyllis Crane
- Salesgirl
- (uncredited)
Andy Devine
- Young Man at The Boiler
- (uncredited)
Phil Harris
- Drummer in Band at The Boiler
- (uncredited)
Earl McCarthy
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Jack O'Shea
- Man at Dance Contest
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was lost for decades until it was found in the late 1990s. The sole known 35mm nitrate print was discovered in an Italian archive. The print had been donated by actor Antonio Moreno who starred in Colleen Moore's Synthetic Sin (1929). The following message is included at the end of the newly preserved film--"Warner Bros. gratefully acknowledges the following people who made the re-discovery and preservation of this film possible: Joseph Yranski, Ron Hutchinson, The Vitaphone Project, Matteo Pavesi of Cineteca Italiana de Milano, Gian Luca Farinelli of Cineteca de Bologna."
- GoofsWhen Peabody, Sr. enters the Store Manager's office, he calls him Ralph, but the name on the Manager's door is H.B. Lewis.
- Quotes
Jimmy Alexander: Well, Mama - now that I'm tea'd up - let's neck.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
- SoundtracksI'm Thirsty for Kisses - Hungry for Love
(uncredited)
Music by J. Fred Coots
Lyrics by Lou Davis
Sung during the opening credits, beginning scenes and at the end by Eddie Willis, Carlton Boxeil, Stanley McClelland and Fred Wilson
Played often throughout the picture as Pert and Junior's theme
Featured review
An unexpectedly modern film which was believed to be lost
This is a simple but charming film showing why Colleen Moore became a star and an incarnation of the Flapper. She plays a working class girl who likes dancing and night life and dates with her boss-to-be (Neil Hamilton) without any of them knowing this. They like each other but will have to deal with doubts on their mutual behavior. The plot is not much, but the acting is fresh, the action follows a good pace and Miss Moore is natural, vivacious and convincing. The rest of the cast is also good, specially Bodil Rosing playing her sympathetic mother.
This film and Synthetic Sin were supposed to be lost but were located in Italy and carefully restored starting in 2012, and finally reissued for us all to enjoy. Thanks to the Vitaphone team, Warner, UCLA and Bologna archives, and to Joe Yranski, a film historian who gave the connection to locate the films. And this one is certainly worth it! The image quality is superior, a pleasure to watch as it should have been in its day. Even for a late silent from 1929 which was released with an added sonorized soundtrack with Vitaphone syncronized discs. This adds plenty of jazz music of the moment. The dialogues (titles), settings and clothes are amazingly modern, with a ceiling mirror ball in the dancing hall far ahead the 70s ones and high heeled sequined shoes. Mischa Auer, Andy Devine and Jean Harlow can be been spotted as extras.
As a whole, highly recommended, and deserving to be known.
This film and Synthetic Sin were supposed to be lost but were located in Italy and carefully restored starting in 2012, and finally reissued for us all to enjoy. Thanks to the Vitaphone team, Warner, UCLA and Bologna archives, and to Joe Yranski, a film historian who gave the connection to locate the films. And this one is certainly worth it! The image quality is superior, a pleasure to watch as it should have been in its day. Even for a late silent from 1929 which was released with an added sonorized soundtrack with Vitaphone syncronized discs. This adds plenty of jazz music of the moment. The dialogues (titles), settings and clothes are amazingly modern, with a ceiling mirror ball in the dancing hall far ahead the 70s ones and high heeled sequined shoes. Mischa Auer, Andy Devine and Jean Harlow can be been spotted as extras.
As a whole, highly recommended, and deserving to be known.
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- Apr 30, 2022
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- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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