The Flapper (1920)
With Olive Thomas, Warren Cook, Arthur Housman, Charles Craig, Eileen Percy, Norma Shearer, William P. Carleton, Marcia Harris
Directed by Alan Crosland
The Flapper is a 1920 American silent comedy film starring Olive Thomas. Directed by Alan Crosland, the film was the first in the United States to portray the "flapper" lifestyle, which became a cultural craze or fad in the 1920s.
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