The Flapper (1920)
1h 28m | PG-13
A Southern teen at a ritzy boarding school gets into mischief while acting the sophisticated grownup to impress a suave gentleman and match wits with a pair of jewel thieves.
Director: Alan Crosland
Studio: Selznick Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Video: 720p
Cast
Olive Thomas
as Genevieve 'Ginger' King
William P. Carleton
as Richard Channing
Theodore Westman Jr.
as Bill E. Forbes
Warren Cook
as Senator King
Katherine Johnston
as Hortense
Arthur Housman
as Tom Morran
Reviews
Olive Thomas' most famous role. Of her films that remain, this one is in the best condition, and the one that is most available. Olive is credited with being the first "flapper", and starting the trend which would become such a big thing in the 1920's, although she wouldn't live to see any of that. At this point, she was at the top of her game, and engaging in every scene. The film itself is quite likeable. Well-filmed and well-acted, it's a solid movie. Selznick Pictures was really putting together films that were nicely put together technically and visually. The snow scene really stands out. Frances Marion, who has been called "the all-time best script and story writer the motion picture world has ever produced", and its most prolific, wrote the scenario and story for this film, one of 325 she would write in her career.