| The Naughty Flirt | |
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| Directed by | Edward Cline |
| Screenplay by | Richard Weil Earl Baldwin |
| Based on | "Man Crazy" by Frederick A. Bowen (uncredited) |
| Starring | Alice White Paul Page Myrna Loy |
| Cinematography | Sidney Hickox |
| Edited by | Jack Rawlins |
| Music by | Sam H. Stept (uncredited) |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Naughty Flirt is a 1931 Americanpre-Coderomantic comedy film directed byEdward Cline and starringAlice White,Paul Page andMyrna Loy.[1]
Attorney Alan Ward (Paul Page) is fed up with the reckless behavior of spoiled heiress Kay Elliott (Alice White) – the daughter of the head of his law firm – who is in love with him. Stung by his rejection, she eventually tells him to "Go jump in the lake." Seeing a chance to make up the money they lost in thestock market crash, a fortune-hunting brother and sister, Jack and Linda Gregory (Douglas Gilmore andMyrna Loy), get Kay to agree to marry Jack. At the altar, she announces that she still loves Alan, and he comes to his senses and realizes he loves her too.
The film features one of Myrna Loy's early roles. Loy was 26 at the time and this was her last Warner Bros. film before moving on toSam Goldwyn, then20th Century Fox for a year, finally settling atMGM. Alice White, on the other hand, had already passed the prime of her career, which started in 1927.[2]
Press reception to the film was not positive, withThe New York Times writing "It is as difficult to find something to praise as it is to find a needle in a haystack," andVariety echoing that the film "can be reduced to a dumb number falling for a guy that's hard to get and getting him... Four starting points and even more endings."[2]
The Naughty Flirt is preserved in theLibrary of Congress collectionPackard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation.[3]
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