The Naughty Flirt (1931)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Edward F. Cline

Writers:

Richard Weil (adaptation) &
Earl Baldwin (adaptation)

Release Date:

11 January 1931 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Coquettish socialite Kay Elliott (Alice White) has set her cap for Alan Ward (Paul Page), an associate in her father's law firm...

Plot Keywords:

Socialite | Father Daughter Relationship | Long Island New York | Wedding | Secretary

Cast

Alice White	...	Miss Katherine Constance 'Kay' Elliott
Paul Page	...	Alan Joseph Ward
Myrna Loy	...	Linda Gregory
Robert Agnew	...	Wilbur Fairchild
Douglas Gilmore	...	Mr. John Thomas 'Jack' Gregory
George Irving	...	Mr. John Raleigh Elliott

Runtime:

56 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Vitaphone (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Company:

First National Pictures

Trivia:

In a separately filmed trailer, Vitaphone production reel #4129, Alice White speaks to the audience about the picture.

Quotes:

Miss Katherine Constance 'Kay' Elliott: [Kay has finally cornered Alan on the patio at the country club dance] ...Why have you avoided me?
Alan Joseph Ward: ...To tell you the truth, I've been afraid of you.
Miss Katherine Constance 'Kay' Elliott: Afraid of me?
[giggles]
Miss Katherine Constance 'Kay' Elliott: For the love of Mike, why?
Alan Joseph Ward: I know your reputation. You're supposed to be fatal. They tell me one time that you became engaged to a man after only having known him for thirty minutes.
Miss Katherine Constance 'Kay' Elliott: How silly! What time is it now?
[They laugh. The scene switches briefly back to the ballroom where the band is playing and a male trio is singing through megaphones. The singing continues in the background throughout the rest of the scene. Jack appears, looking for Kay, and the camera follows him back outside as he calls "Oh, Kay" repeatedly with no reply. Eventually the camera pans up to Alan and Kay sitting in a treehouse.]
Miss Katherine Constance 'Kay' Elliott: "Oh, Kay" and now what were you saying?
Alan Joseph Ward: Before we go any further, do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
[...]

Soundtrack:

Untitled Song

Early Myrna Loy supporting Alice White

Spoiled rich girl Kay Elliott (Alice White) can't settle down, or even settle on one guy. In Naughty Flirt, she battles with Alan Ward (Paul Page -only made a few films) and Linda Gregory (Myrna Loy, three years before the Thin Man series) Alice White made many films, but none seem to be well known. She had been in the original, silent "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" 1928. White appeared in more than her share of movies with suggestive names (Naughty Baby, Hot Stuff, Lingerie, Playing Around) This is a good story, but you can tell it was made just as sound was coming in play - they were heavy on the eye makeup, and they even use subtitle cards several times. Also a music track playing under most of the dialogue. Keep an eye out for Fred Kelsey as the cop at the beginning - made a career out of playing the policeman (the Man Who Came to Dinner, Larceny Inc, the Bride Walks Out)