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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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Marion Mesmerizes! Technical Aspects of Film Fascinate!
I must admit that like many others, I too, had never seen a Marion Davies film. She certainly held my attention from the opening, and I'm now a fan for life!
The focus of my review, however, is on two technical aspects of this film (not to mention the fabulous costumes by Adrian)! First, I was amazed at the filming of the swing sequence, in which Davies and Gray are filmed - head on - as the movement of their background literally made this viewer rather dizzy. Had it not been filmed in 1930, one would swear the couple was being filmed in front of a blue screen, with the background added later. Nonetheless, it's all real, with something not unlike a monstrous selfie-stick attached to the swing itself! (See photo #16 in the 21 photos accompanying this article to see just how it was shot!)
The other phenomenon, of course, is the Technicolor finale. Who knew that such a film existed almost a decade before the more famous "sepia tone-to-color" magic of "The Wizard of Oz," or the other-worldly color filmed segments of " The Women," and "The Picture of Dorian Gray?" Fascinating!
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- blanchelantis
- Jul 17, 2020
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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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