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.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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- Paul Perez(titles)
- Carey Wilson(screenplay)
- Stars
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)
- Paul Perez(titles)
- Carey Wilson(screenplay) (story)
- All cast & crew
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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
Pa Kelly: And what's more, no decent girl would wear a dress like that.
Pert Kelly: Well, I'm wearing it--and I'm decent!
Pa Kelly: I've got half a mind to put you in a reform school. You're headed straight for perdition!
Pert Kelly: Pop, listen to me! This is 1929, not 1899--I contribute as much money to this house as you do--and as long as I think it is harmless, I'm going to wear what I like, and do what I like! I want to go out, and dance, and have fun, as long as I can, as much as I can!
- 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
Review
Featured review
Colleen Moore's Final Silent Film
Colleen Moore stars as Pert Kelly, a sales girl in a department store by day and a jazz baby by night. One night she meets a guy (Neil Hamilton) who happens to be the son of the department store owner. They hit it off, but when she's late for work the following morning, she's called into his office and they discover who they are. She's fired by the store owner, but she thinks the son did it. Rich daddy tries to protect his son from that kind of girl and talks him into testing her by taking her to a hotel to see how she reacts. Is she a good girl? Does it matter? After all, why be good? Moore is terrific as the dance-crazed flapper (who still lives at home with mom and pop). With her signature hair-do and skimpy dresses, she the very picture of the silent flapper. Hamilton is also good as the naïve son. Co-stars include Jack Norton as the drunken boyfriend, Bodil Rosing as the mother, John St. Polis as the father, and Edward Martindel as the store owner. Look fast for Grady Sutton, Mischa Auer, and Jean Harlow among the revelers.
This film was recently released on DVD after a massive effort to restore its video elements from several sources and its excellent Vitaphone soundtrack. After being listed as a lost film for many decades, we now have a shiny new version restored and available.
This film was recently released on DVD after a massive effort to restore its video elements from several sources and its excellent Vitaphone soundtrack. After being listed as a lost film for many decades, we now have a shiny new version restored and available.
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- drednm
- Nov 7, 2014
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