The Florodora Girl
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]
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Directed by | Harry Beaumont |
Produced by | Marion Davies |
Screenplay by | Ralph Spence Al Boasberg Robert E. Hopkins |
Story by | Gene Markey |
Starring | Marion Davies Lawrence Gray Walter Catlett Louis John Bartels Ilka Chase |
Music by | Herbert Stothart |
Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
Edited by | Carl Pierson |
Color process | Black and white (with 2-strip of Technicolor finale) |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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
- Marion Davies as Daisy
- Lawrence Gray as Jack
- Walter Catlett as De Boer
- Louis John Bartels as Hemingway
- Ilka Chase as Fanny
- Vivien Oakland as Maud
- Jed Prouty as Old Man Dell
- Claud Allister as Rumblesham
- Sam Hardy as Fontaine
- Nance O'Neil as Mrs. Vibart
- Robert Bolder as Commodore
- Jane Keithley as Constance
- Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Caraway
- George Chandler as Georgie Smith
- Anita Louise as Vibart Child
- Mary Jane Irving as Vibart Child
Preservation status
The 2-strip Technicolor finale has survived including Tell Me, Pretty Maiden
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References
- "The Florodora Girl: Detail View". TV Guide. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- "The Florodora Girl: Detail View". AFI. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
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