The Brat
| The Brat | |
|---|---|
 Poster to The Brat (1931) | |
| Directed by | John Ford |
| Written by | S. N. Behrman Maude Fulton (uncredited) Sonya Levien |
| Based on | The Brat by Maude Fulton |
| Starring | Sally O'Neil Alan Dinehart Virginia Cherrill |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
| Edited by | Alex Troffey |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Brat is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, starring Sally O'Neil, and featuring Virginia Cherrill. The film is based on the 1917 play by Maude Fulton. A previous silent film had been made in 1919 with Alla Nazimova. This 1931 screen version has been updated to then contemporary standards i.e. clothing, speech, topics in the news.[1]
Plot
[edit]A novelist brings a wild chorus girl home, hoping to study her for inspiration for his new novel. His snobby upper-class family is upset by her presence, but soon she has changed their lives forever.
Cast
[edit]- Sally O'Neil as the Brat
- Alan Dinehart as Macmillan Forester
- Frank Albertson as Stephen Forester
- William Collier, Sr. as Judge O"Flaherty
- Virginia Cherrill as Angela
- June Collyer as Jane
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Timson, the butler
- Mary Forbes as Mrs. Forester
- Albert Gran as Bishop
- Louise Mackintosh as Lena
- Margaret Mann as Housekeeper
- Ward Bond as Court Policeman (uncredited)
- Mary Gordon as Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
- George Humbert as Italian Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
- Cyril McLaglen as Cyril (uncredited)
- Philip Sleeman as Masher in Night Court (uncredited)
Background
[edit]Writer Maude Fulton was an actress as well and starred in the 1917 Broadway premiere of her own play. Two of her co-stars in the play went on to have major film careers, Lewis Stone and Edmund Lowe.[2] The film was restored in DCP form and exhibited at New York City's Museum of Modern Art in November 2016.
References
[edit]- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Brat
- ^ Pictorial History of the American Theatre 1860-1970 (this edit. c.1970) by Daniel Blum, p. 163
External links
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