1920 Movie #2: "The Flapper"
The Flapper
1920, USA, Selznick Pictures
Directed by Alan Crosland
Written by Frances Marion
Our next offering from 1920 is one of the few surviving films of one of the biggest movie stars of the late 'teens, Olive Thomas. Born in a Pennsylvania coal mining town to Irish immigrants, Thomas became a star in Broadway's Ziegfeld Follies, before moving on ( Read more... )
1920, USA, Selznick Pictures
Directed by Alan Crosland
Written by Frances Marion
Our next offering from 1920 is one of the few surviving films of one of the biggest movie stars of the late 'teens, Olive Thomas. Born in a Pennsylvania coal mining town to Irish immigrants, Thomas became a star in Broadway's Ziegfeld Follies, before moving on ( Read more... )
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In no particular order:
A) Loved your musings on silent films.
B) Dig the 20s-wear! I'dwatch this film for the costumes alone.
C) A *dead* 20s movie star has a MySpace page??? (Saying what - OMG was just in the best film evar!, or Skin-care pills? OH NOZ!!)
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B: I like her Chinese-style pyjamas form the "suicide" scene. I can't escape the suspicion that her "flapper" clothes are every bit as authentic as "punk" fashion from a 1980 teen comedy (damned perception again.)
C: Her friends list includes Irene Dunne ('30s leading lady) and Mabel Normand (silent-era actress and director.) Actually, it's nice little mini-bio/shrine page (beware the embedded music). Olive's got a bit of a following still.
As always, thanks for reading.
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