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The Flapper

Name: The Flapper
Director: Alan Crosland
Released: 1920-05-10

1920 film

FilmfilmQ1752022

Also known as Flapper

Released: May 10, 1920
Director: Alan Crosland
Screenwriter: Frances Marion
Producer: Myron Selznick
Cast: Olive Thomas
, Warren Cook
, Arthur Housman
, Charles Craig
+5 more
Runtime: 88 min
Genre: silent film
, comedy film
Country of origin: United States

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The Flapper is a 1920 American silent comedy film starring Olive Thomas. Directed by Alan Crosland, the film was the first in the United States to portray the "flapper" lifestyle, which became a cultural craze or fad in the 1920s.

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Narrative location: Florida
New York City
Filming location: New York City
Title: The Flapper
Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3
Color: black-and-white
Copyright status: public domain applies to jurisdiction: United States
Distribution format: video on demand
Named after: flapper

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