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The Brat (1931)

The Brat poster
Directed by
John Ford
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
NR
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A scrappy young woman from the slums is taken in by a wealthy writer and his family. Her unconventional ways shake up their proper household.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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