The Flirt
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The Flirt is a 1917
short comedy film
featuring Harold Lloyd
. Copies of the film survive in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art
and the British Film Institute
.
1917 in film
The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
short 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...
featuring Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd
Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies....
. Copies of the film survive in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
and the British Film Institute
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
.
Cast
- Harold LloydHarold LloydHarold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies....
- Snub PollardSnub PollardHarry "Snub" Pollard was a silent film comedian, popular in the 1920s.-Career:Often mistaken as the brother of Australian actress Daphne Pollard, in fact the two were not related despite their shared surname. Harry Pollard was born as Harold Fraser and took the name Pollard as his stage name...
- Bebe DanielsBebe DanielsBebe Daniels was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent movie era as a child actress, became a star in musicals like 42nd Street, and later gained further fame on radio and television in Britain...
- W.L. Adams
- Sammy BrooksSammy BrooksSammy Brooks was an American film actor. He appeared in 218 films between 1916 and 1938. He was born in New York and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Berth Marks * Bromo and Juliet...
- Lottie Case
- Billy Evans
- Billy Fay - (as Wlliam Fay)
- William Gillespie
- Sadie Gordon
- Charles Grider
- Max Hamburger
- Arthur Harrison
- Clyde E. Hopkins
- Oscar Larson
- Maynard Laswell - (as M.A. Laswell)
- Gus LeonardGus LeonardGus Leonard was a French-born American film actor. He appeared in 150 films between 1916 and 1937.Modern audiences will recognize Leonard from his appearances in the Our Gang comedies Mush and Milk, Teacher's Beau and The Lucky Corner.Leonard died in Los Angeles, California on March 27,...
- Chris Lynton
- Belle MitchellBelle MitchellBelle Mitchell was an American film actress. She appeared in over 100 films between 1915 and 1982.She was born in Michigan and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.-Selected filmography:...
- Hazel Powell
- Hazel Redmond
- Zetta Robson
- Dorothy Saulter
- Nina Speight
- William Strohbach - (as William Strawback)
- Lillian Sylvester