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The Florodora Girl

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The Florodora Girl
The Gay Nineties
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHarry Beaumont
Screenplay byRalph Spence
Al Boasberg
Robert E. Hopkins
Story byGene Markey
Produced byMarion Davies
StarringMarion Davies
Lawrence Gray
Walter Catlett
Louis John Bartels
Ilka Chase
CinematographyOliver T. Marsh
Edited byCarl Pierson
Music byHerbert Stothart
Color processBlack and white (with 2-strip of Technicolor finale)
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • May 31, 1930 (1930-05-31)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Florodora Girl is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and written by Ralph Spence, Al Boasberg and Robert E. Hopkins. The film stars Marion Davies, Lawrence Gray, Walter Catlett, and Ilka Chase. The film was released on May 31, 1930, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]

Plot

A chorus girl gets bad advice from her fellow chorines in handling a rich suitor who assumes she is a gold-digger. But she assumes he is after "one thing" and is holding out for marriage. After meeting his mother, she learns that her beau is engaged to a society girl. He loses his money and they drift apart. But after making a new fortune, he comes to the theater.

Cast

Lobby card

Preservation status

The 2-strip Technicolor finale has survived including Tell Me, Pretty Maiden

References

  1. ^ "The Florodora Girl: Detail View". TV Guide. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Florodora Girl: Detail View". AFI. Retrieved November 11, 2014.