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A New York chorus girl's friends encourage her to pursue a handsome socialite.A New York chorus girl's friends encourage her to pursue a handsome socialite.A New York chorus girl's friends encourage her to pursue a handsome socialite.
Jack Baxley
- Carriage Driver
- (uncredited)
Lenore Bushman
- Florordora Sextette Member
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis was the film which opened the famous Pantages Theatre at Hollywood and Vine.
- GoofsIn the beach scene, which begins Reel #3 @ 0:18:40, the opening shot begins with the clapper boy crossing the set with clapper in hand, obviously a modern day printing error in the version presently in circulation which 1930 audiences would not have witnessed.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (2001)
- SoundtracksMy Kind of Man
(1930) (uncredited)
Music by Herbert Stothart
Lyrics by Clifford Grey and Andy Rice
Performed by Lawrence Gray and chorus
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"Floradora Girl" is an early sound picture that starred Marion Davies and a little known Lawrence Gray. Both had been leads in silent films and had some success transitioning to sound. But his career faded fast as many new male actors were getting established in sound pictures. Davies' career also faded fast, but that was mostly because of her personal life. She wasn't a great actress, but a good one in several films. It depended on the material she got, and a few years into sound pictures, she wasn't getting the scripts that many new and up-and-coming actresses were getting.
The plot for this film isn't exceptional, but Davies is okay as Daisy. The cast is sizable, but except for a couple supporting actors, there are few familiar faces in this cast. What lifts this film some, is its very good portrayal of some period things of history. The setting is supposed to be in the 1890s. Of special interest to sports fans are scenes of a football game that show players with minimum equipment, and a couple of very unusual plays, including, the wedge.
There is some humor - the funniest scene being efforts by a crowd of people to resuscitate Daisy (Davies) after she faked drowning to be rescued by Jack (Gray). Except for the scenes of turn of the 20th century things of interest, there isn't a lot to recommend this film as above average run-of-the-mill.
The plot for this film isn't exceptional, but Davies is okay as Daisy. The cast is sizable, but except for a couple supporting actors, there are few familiar faces in this cast. What lifts this film some, is its very good portrayal of some period things of history. The setting is supposed to be in the 1890s. Of special interest to sports fans are scenes of a football game that show players with minimum equipment, and a couple of very unusual plays, including, the wedge.
There is some humor - the funniest scene being efforts by a crowd of people to resuscitate Daisy (Davies) after she faked drowning to be rescued by Jack (Gray). Except for the scenes of turn of the 20th century things of interest, there isn't a lot to recommend this film as above average run-of-the-mill.
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- The Florodora Girl (A Story of the Gay Nineties)
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- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
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