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The Flirting Widow is a american film of genre Comedy directed by William A. Seiter released in USA on 11 may 1930 with Dorothy Mackaill

The Flirting Widow (1930)

The Flirting Widow
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Released in USA 11 may 1930
Length 1h12
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Romance
Rating60% 3.048093.048093.048093.048093.04809

The Flirting Widow is a 1930 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. The film stars Dorothy Mackaill, Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams and Claude Gillingwater.

It is based on a story, entitled Green Stockings, by A.E.W. Mason. The film was remade in 1933 as Her Imaginary Lover at the Teddington Studios, the British branch of Warner Brothers-First National Productions.

Synopsis

William Faraday refuses to let his youngest daughter, Evelyn, get married before her older sister, Celia, finds a husband. Faraday is afraid that people will call Celia an old maid. Celia, who has no interest in getting married, attempts to fool her father by pretending to be engaged. After a short vacation away from home she makes the announcement to her family and informs everyone that he has gone to Arabia but that they will be married upon his return to England. When her father receives this news, he finally consents to Evelyn's marriage. At Evelyn's insistence, Celia writes a love letter to her fiancé.

Actors

Dorothy Mackaill

(Celia)Basil Rathbone

(Col. Smith)Leila Hyams

(Evelyn)Claude Gillingwater

(William Faraday)William Austin

(James Raleigh)
And :
Emily Fitzroy
Anthony Bushell
Sidney Bracey
Wilfred Noy
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