Flirtation Walk
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Directed by | Frank Borzage |
Screenplay by | Delmer Daves |
Story by | Delmer Daves Lou Edelman |
Produced by | Robert Lord |
Starring | Dick Powell Ruby Keeler Pat O'Brien |
Cinematography | Sol Polito George Barnes |
Edited by | William Holmes |
Music by | Allie Wrubel Mort Dixon |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 85, 95, 97, or 100 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $479,000[2] |
Box office | $1,533,000[2] |
Flirtation Walk is a 1934 American
The film's title refers to a path near Trophy Point named "Flirtation Walk", where cadets often take dance dates for some time alone.
Plot
Richard Palmer Grant Dorcy Jr., also known as "the Canary" and "the singing bird of the tropics," is an enlisted man in the
To prevent Dick from deserting, Kit tells him that she was responding to a crazy impulse and he means nothing to her. Stung by her words, and Biddle's condescending statement that "if you were an officer and a gentleman, you'd understand," Dick decides to compete with Biddle as an equal and applies for
Dick writes a comedy about a female general with a message directed at Kit. After the first rehearsal, Kit walks with Dick on Flirtation Walk and tries to explain why she told him she was not in love with him. Dick is too angry to listen to Kit, but during their on-stage love scene kisses her, and she admits she loves him. When, near graduation, General Fitts announces Kit's engagement to Biddle, Dick naturally is confused, and visits her after lights out to talk her out of marrying Biddle. He is caught by Biddle and, at Biddle's suggestion, agrees to resign from the Academy to protect Kit's name. Scrapper arrives at the Academy to see Dick graduate and is disappointed to learn of his resignation. The day is saved when Biddle tells Dick that his resignation was not accepted and that Kit returned his ring, wishing him good luck. Dick graduates a happy man.
Cast
- Dick Powell as Richard "the Canary" Palmer Grant Dorcy Jr.
- Ruby Keeler as Kit Fitts
- Pat O'Brien as Scrapper Thornhill
- Ross Alexander as Oskie
- John Arledge as Spike
- John Eldredge as Lieutenant Biddle
- Henry O'Neill as General Fitts
- Guinn Williamsas Sleepy
- Frederick Burton as General Landacre
- John Darrow as Chase
Production
The review of the film in
Box office
According to Warner Bros records the film earned $1,062,000 domestically and $471,000 internationally.[2]
Awards and honors
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Sound Recording (Nathan Levinson).[3]
Songs
Music and Lyrics by Allie Wrubel and Mort Dixon
- "Flirtation Walk"
- "I See Two Lovers"
- "Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name"
- "When Do We Eat?"
- "Smoking in the Dark"
- "No Horse, No Wife, No Mustache"
References
- ^ a b c d Flirtation Walk at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 16 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ "The 7th Academy Awards (1935) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
External links
- Flirtation Walk at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Flirtation Walk at IMDb
- Flirtation Walk at AllMovie
- Flirtation Walk at the TCM Movie Database
- Flirtation Walk at Rotten Tomatoes
- Flirtation Walk profile, san.beck.org