The movie produced several years ago the florodora girl a 1930 mgm. The scene shows part of the double sextette that made such a hit with tell me pretty maiden. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title florodora girl. Music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. Marion davies and charlie chaplin at the premiere of the florodora girl 1930 1 marion davies and charlie chaplin at the premiere of the florodora girl 1930 1. Irish author george bernard shaw actress marion davies, russian born film producer louis b mayer and actor clark gable sit together at an mgm luncheon.
The film highlights just how much she was unique in her era. Discovery by flo ziegfeld changes a girl s life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on broadway. Marion davies in the florodora girl 1930 posted by. The musical film the florodora girl 1930 stars marion davies as a chorus girl playing one of the english girls in the original broadway production of florodora. Each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film. The florodora girl 1930 by 1930 america was beginning its long slide into the great depression, but in william randolph hearsts world all was well. You can find the box office report of movies by langauge and year. Cast and crew credits for the florodora girl, 1930, directed by harry beaumont, with marion davies, lawrence gray, walter catlett, at turner classic movies.
She falls in love, although her friends warn her of his dishonorable intentions. My kind of man, pass the beer and pretzels, swingin in the lane, and a technicolor stage sequence of tell me pretty maiden. The married friends of a new york chorus girl encourage her to pursue a handsome but poor socialite. In this comedy, set during the 1900s, a florodora girl slowly falls for a gentle millionaire. Ohio, and sunday 24 july 1960 on kpho channel 5 in phoenix, arizona. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. Todays vintage film enthusiasts have it much better, with an occasional welcome showing on turner classic movies, and its original finale now restored in 2strip technicolor. Marion davies and charlie chaplin at the premiere of the. The florodora girl, dvd, manufactured on demand, full frame, musicals theatrical, 888574388911. The film premiere of the film the florodora girl known as the gay nineties in britain held at the pantages theatre in hollywood.
The film was released on may 31, 1930, by metrogoldwynmayer. Marion davies stars as the florodora girl 1930, recently released on dvd by the warner archive. He pronounces him automatically suited to be the soninlaw of the girls father. The florodora girl 1930 daisy dell marion davies is a young singer in new york, still single though all her girlfriends have husbands. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the.
Regarder le film the florodora girl 1930 en streaming vf. The florodora girl 1930 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When not overseeing his publishing empire or furthering construction on san simeon, he was making sure his beloved mistress marion davies was fulfilling the hollywood destiny he desired for her. While the other girls are raking in jewelry and marrying wealthy men, davies cant quite figure out the game and waits for mr. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Children of pleasure is a 1930 american precode mgm musical comedy film directed by harry beaumont, originally released with technicolor sequences. When florodora moved from the london stage to broadway in 1900 it was a runaway hit. Daisys friends push her towards jack vibart lawrence. This film again proves the wonderful comedic talents of marion davies and draws from her. The game consists of landing a rich husband and she has one guy lawrence gray interested but the friends are constantly messing up the relationship. A chorus girl gets bad advice from her fellow chorines in handling a rich suitor who assumes she is a golddigger. This film was marions third talkie, and is set in the music hall milieu of the 1890s, where her chorus girl is the only one not to have netted a rich and powerful protector. Set decades before the brassy, bustling contemporary busby berkeley musicals to follow three years later, 1930 s period precode musical the florodora girl might also be called gold diggers of 1900. The florodora girl manufactured on demand, full frame on.
British pathe also represents the reuters historical collection, which includes more than 6,000 items from the news agencies gaumont graphic 19101932, empire news bulletin 1926 1930. If the verdict is losing, then movie is not making money and losing money. The florodora girl 1930 directed by harry beaumont. Empire news bulletin 19261930, british paramount 19311957, and. Overview of the florodora girl, 1930, directed by harry beaumont, with marion davies, lawrence gray, walter catlett, at turner classic movies. Martin alison skipworth recalls her days as a florodora girl throughout the movie. Daisy, a florodora girl, who is too manshy to go after a husband, is taken into hand by her sisters and embarks on an affair with young millionaire jack vibart, whose mother has already planned his marriage. In the 1935 film the girl from 10th avenue, a landlady, mrs. Hollywood box office collection 1930 report filmiclub. Florodora girls, a member of the chorus of the musical florodora. The women who played in the chorus were dubbed the florodora girls, and they were so popular that no fewer than 70 women rotated into, and out of, the first run production in new york. The first title chosen for the florodora girl, the film in which marion.
See the full list of cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Marion davies is quite good in her 3rd talkie, the florodora girl, playing one of the 1890s stage sensations. The florodora girl 1930 letterboxd your life in film. See the article in its original context from june 1, 1930, section a. Drama romance a chorus girl gets bad advice from her fellow chorines in handling a rich suitor who assumes she is a golddigger. The film stars marion davies, lawrence gray, walter catlett, and ilka chase. Marion davies and lawrence gray in the florodora girl 1930 marion davies in the. If the verdict is gaining, then movie is making money and doing good. The show opened in new york in 1899 and the original florodora girls were marie wilson, agnes wayburn, marjorie relyea, daisy green, vaughan texsmith and margaret walker, the last two of which are in the photo. In life, of course, marions longterm lover and promoter was the wealthy newspaper baron willliam randolph hearst, some 34 years her senior, who guided her career from 1917. But thats okay, bringing up baby 1938 and sporting blood 1931 borrow from florodora girl.
Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father. The florodora girl is a 1930 american precode drama film directed by harry beaumont and written by ralph spence, al boasberg and robert e. George chandler, anita louise, mary jane irving, harry beaumont. The florodora girl 1930 out of 4 set during the gay nineties, this film stars marion davies playing a chorus girl who is being taught how to play the game by a couple veterans.
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