The Irresistible Flapper
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The Irresistible Flapper is a 1919 British
silent
comedy film
directed by Frank Wilson and starring Violet Hopson
, Ivy Close
and Gerald Ames
. A flapper
rescues her less worldly-wise sister from social disgrace.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
comedy film
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 Frank Wilson and starring Violet Hopson
Violet Hopson
Violet Hopson was an American-born British actress. She was a major star of the silent era. She was popually known by audiences as the "Dear Delightful Villianess"...
, Ivy Close
Ivy Close
-Selected filmography:* The Lure of London * The Ware Case * The House Opposite * Nelson * Adam Bede *The Irresistible Flapper * The Flag Lieutenant * Darby and Joan...
and Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames
Gerald Ames was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905...
. A flapper
Flapper
Flapper in the 1920s was a term applied to a "new breed" of young Western women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior...
rescues her less worldly-wise sister from social disgrace.
Cast
- Violet HopsonViolet HopsonViolet Hopson was an American-born British actress. She was a major star of the silent era. She was popually known by audiences as the "Dear Delightful Villianess"...
- Gladys Standish - Ivy CloseIvy Close-Selected filmography:* The Lure of London * The Ware Case * The House Opposite * Nelson * Adam Bede *The Irresistible Flapper * The Flag Lieutenant * Darby and Joan...
- Audrey tremayne - Gerald AmesGerald AmesGerald Ames was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905...
- Victor Standish - Basil GillBasil GillBasil Gill was a British film actor whose film career started with Henry VIII , a short silent film. In 1926, Gill appeared in two short films made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, Santa Claus as the title character, and Julius Caesar as Brutus.-Selected filmography:* The Admirable...
- Ormande York - Charles Vane - Sir Neville Tremayne
- Ruby Belasco - Miss Frewin
- Iveah Stanley - Camille
- Madame d'Esterre - Lady Tremayne
- Frank WilsonFrank WilsonFrank Wilson may refer to:* Frank E. Wilson , U.S. Representative from New York* Frank H. Wilson , American actor* Frank J...
- Vicar