The Brat
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Poster to The Brat (1931)
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Written by |
S. N. Behrman Maude Fulton(play) Sonya Levien |
| Starring |
Sally O'Neil Alan Dinehart Virginia Cherrill |
| Cinematography | Joseph H. August |
| Edited by | Alex Troffey |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Brat is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, starring Sally O'Neil, and featuring Virginia Cherrill. The film is based on the 1917 play by Maude Fulton. A previous silent film had been made in 1919 with Alla Nazimova. This 1931 screen version has been updated to then contemporary standards i.e. clothing, speech, topics in the news.
Writer Maude Fulton was an actress as well and starred in the 1917 Broadway premiere of her own play. Two of her co-stars in the play went on to have major film careers, Lewis Stone and Edmund Lowe.
The film was restored in DCP form and exhibited at New York City's Museum of Modern Art in November 2016.
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