The Brat

The Brat (1931)

No Roaring Guns...All Roaring Laffs! She's a Scamp in Scanty Skirts!

A society novelist brings a brash young chorus girl home in order to study her for inspiration for his new novel. His family is distraught, but soon her behavior has forever altered their snobbish ways.

Date of release
1931-08-23
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Comedy
Director
John Ford

Casting

Interesting facts

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.

Background

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. The film was restored in DCP form and exhibited at New York City's Museum of Modern Art in November 2016.

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