The Flapper is a 1920 American silent comedy film starring Olive Thomas. Directed by Alan Crosland, the film was the first in the United States to portray the "flapper" lifestyle which would soon become a 1920s fad.
Film Credits
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Film Credits
| Directed by | Alan Crosland |
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| Produced by | Myron Selznick |
| Screenplay by | Frances Marion |
| Story by | Frances Marion |
| Starring | Olive Thomas Warren Cook |
| Cinematography | John W. Brown |
Production
company |
Selznick Pictures Corporation
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| Distributed by | Select Pictures Corporation |
Release date
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Running time
| 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Olive Thomas as Ginger King
- Warren Cook as Senator King
- Theodore Westman, Jr. as Bill Forbes
- Katherine Johnston as Hortense
- Arthur Housman as Tom Morran
- Louise Lindroth as Elmina Buttons
- Charles Craig as Reverend Cushil
- William P. Carleton as Richard Chenning
- Marcia Harris as Mrs. Paddles
- Bobby Connelly as King, Jr.
- Athole Shearer as Extra (uncredited)
- Norma Shearer as Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Production notes
Frances Marion wrote the screenplay which was responsible for bringing the term flapper, which had been a slang term for many years, into popular use in the United States.
Olive Thomas appeared in only two films after The Flapper. She died in Paris in September 1920.
