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Encyclopedia > Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk
Directed by Frank Borzage
Produced by Frank Borzage
Written by Delmer Daves
Starring Dick Powell
Ruby Keeler
Pat O'Brien
Cinematography George Barnes
Sol Polito
Editing by William Holmes
Distributed by First National Pictures
Running time 97 min
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
IMDb profile

Flirtation Walk is a 1934 musical romance about a soldier (Dick Powell) who falls in love with the general's daughter (Ruby Keeler), but her father ships her off before their relationship can blossom. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. It was written by Delmer Daves and Lou Edelman, and directed by Frank Borzage. Frank Borzage (April 23, 1893 - June 19, 1962) was an American film director and actor famed for his mystical romanticism. ... Frank Borzage (April 23, 1893 - June 19, 1962) was an American film director and actor famed for his mystical romanticism. ... Delmer Daves (July 24, 1904 – August 17, 1977) was an American screenwriter, director, and producer. ... Richard Ewing Dick Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, producer, and director. ... Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, (August 25, 1909 – February 28, 1993), was an actress, singer, and dancer most famous for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Brothers. ... Pat OBrien is the name of: Pat OBrien (actor) (1899–1983), who appeared in Some Like It Hot and other films Pat OBrien (New Orleans bartender), who is credited with the invention of the Hurricane (cocktail), which he invented in 1940 Pat OBrien (Irish politician) (c. ... Sir George Barnes (1904-1960) was a British broadcasting executive, who was a station Controller of both BBC Radio and later BBC Television in the 1940s and 1950s. ... William Edgar Holmes was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... The First National Exhibitors Circuit was founded 1917 by the merger of 26 of the biggest First Run cinema chains in the United States of America, controlling more than 600 cinemas, more than 200 of them were First Run cinemas. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1933 in film 1934 1935 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) finally purchased the film rights to The Wizard of Oz from Frank J. Baum for $40,000. ... Richard Ewing Dick Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American singer, actor, producer, and director. ... Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, (August 25, 1909 – February 28, 1993), was an actress, singer, and dancer most famous for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Brothers. ... ©A.M.P.A.S.® The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to artists working in the motion picture industry. ... Delmer Daves (July 24, 1904 – August 17, 1977) was an American screenwriter, director, and producer. ... Frank Borzage (April 23, 1893 - June 19, 1962) was an American film director and actor famed for his mystical romanticism. ...


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