Stop Flirting is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Wanda Hawley, John T. Murray, and Ethel Shannon.[1] It is based on the 1923 West End play of the same title,[2] which itself is based on the original 1922 Broadway musical For Goodness Sake by Frederick J. Jackson.[3]
Synopsis
On their honeymoon Vivian Reynolds finds her husband Perry in the company of other woman twice. To teach him a lesson she begins flirting with every man she encounters. To pay her back, Perry then stages his death in a plane crash. When she discovers the truth she is even more enraged. After a further series of misadventures the couple eventually reconcile.
Cast
- Wanda Hawley as Vivian Marsden Reynolds, The Bride
- John T. Murray as Perry Reynolds, The Groom
- Hallam Cooley as Jeffrey Newfield
- Ethel Shannon as Marjorie Leeds
- Jimmie Adams as Baron Foucould
- Vera Steadman as Suzanne
- Jack Duffy as Joseph, the Butler
- James Harrison as Teddy
- David James as Bobby Anderson
- Rolfe Sedan as One of Vivian's Admirers
References
- ^ Munden p. 767
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Stop Flirting at silentera.com
- ^ For Goodness Sake at the Internet Broadway Database
Bibliography
- Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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