The Brat
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The Brat is a 1931 comedy film
directed by John Ford
. It 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, speak, topics in the news.
and Edmund Lowe
.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by John Ford
John Ford
John Ford was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath...
. It is based on the 1917 play by Maude Fulton
Maude Fulton
Maude Fulton was a Broadway stage actress who later became a Hollywood screenwriter. She was the daughter of Titus Parker Fulton and Lulu Belle Couchman. She was stenographer, telegraph operator, and short story writer before becoming an actress. She first appeared on the stage at Aberdeen, South...
. A previous silent film had been made in 1919 with Alla Nazimova
Alla Nazimova
Alla Nazimova , was a Russian American film and theatre actress, a screenwriter and film producer. She is perhaps best known as simply Nazimova, but also went under the name Alia Nasimoff.-Early life:...
. This 1931 screen version has been updated to then contemporary standards i.e. clothing, speak, 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 StoneLewis Stone
Lewis Shepard Stone was an American actor.Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, son of Bertrand Stone and Philena Heald Ball. Stone's hair grew gray by the time he was twenty. He fought in the Spanish-American War, then returned to a career as a writer. He soon began acting...
and Edmund Lowe
Edmund Lowe
Edmund Dantes Lowe was an American actor. His formative experience began in vaudeville and silent film. He was born in San Jose, California.-Film career:...
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Cast
- Sally O'NeilSally O'NeilSally O'Neil was an American film actress of the 1920s. She was born as Virginia Louise Noonan, one of 11 children born to a judge in Bayonne, New Jersey. One of her sisters was actress Molly O'Day....
- The Brat - Alan DinehartAlan DinehartAlan Mason Dinehart was an American Broadway actor, director, writer, stage manager and later, a Character actor and supporting player featured in at least 88 films between 1931 and 1944...
- MacMillan Forester - Frank AlbertsonFrank AlbertsonFrank Albertson was an American character actor who made his debut in a minor part in Hollywood at age 13....
- Stephen Forester - William Collier, Sr. - Judge O'Flaherty
- Virginia CherrillVirginia CherrillVirginia Cherrill was an American actress best known for her role as the blind flower girl in Charlie Chaplin's City Lights...
- Angela - June CollyerJune CollyerJune Collyer was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s.-Early life and career:Born Dorothea Heermance in New York City, Collyer chose to use her mother's maiden name when she decided to pursue acting. A society girl chosen by Allan Dwan, she had her first starring role in 1927 when she...
- Jane - J. Farrell MacDonaldJ. Farrell MacDonaldJoseph Farrell MacDonald was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. MacDonald, who was sometimes billed as "John Farrell Macdonald", "J.F...
- Timson, the butler - Mary ForbesMary ForbesMary Forbes was an English film actress. She appeared in over 130 films between 1919 and 1958....
- Mrs. Forester - Albert GranAlbert GranAlbert Gran was a Norwegian born American movie actor. He is most associated with his appearance in drama and light comedy films....
- Bishop - Louise Mackintosh - Lena
- Margaret MannMargaret MannMargaret Mann , was a Scottish - American actress. She starred in a number of major films such as Black Beauty in 1921 and played the lead role in the 1928 film Four Sons one of John Wayne's first films...
- Housekeeper