The Flapper

The Flapper (1920)★ 6.4/10

US · 88 min · May 10, 1920

  • Comedy
  • Romance

Directed by: Alan Crosland

Written by: Frances Marion

Ginger grows up in a slow town. Because of her wild attitude, her father decides to send her to a strict boarding school. Despite the strictness, the girls have fun getting into flapper lifestyle trouble including flirting.

Original title
The Flapper
Storyline
Small town girl Ginger King ( Olive Thomas ) , attends a Eastern boarding school and yearns for a more glamorous life. Dissatisfied with her military school boyfriend, Bill Forbes, she meets the older Richard Channing and goes to a country club dance with him. More bold after that adventure, Ginger, while on her way home for a holiday, meets two crooks who entrust some stolen jewels to her for safekeeping. Ginger then puts the jewels on and appears in her home town dressed as a vamp. Once the crooks reappear, however, she realizes the seriousness of the situation and gives up her pretensions to return to Bill.
Rating
6.4 / 10 · 484
Companies
Selznick Pictures Corporation, Select Pictures Corporation, Compagnie Française des Films Artistiques Jupiter, Milestone Film & Video
Release dates
  • US May 10, 1920
  • FR June 30, 1922