The Brat
No Roaring Guns...All Roaring Laffs! She's a Scamp in Scanty Skirts!
Genres
Overview
A society novelist brings a brash young chorus girl home in order to study her for inspiration for his new novel. His family is distraught, but soon her behavior has forever altered their snobbish ways.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
65 min
Release Date
1931-08-23
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
5.6
Sally O'Neil
The Brat
Alan Dinehart
MacMillan Forester
Frank Albertson
Stephen Forester
William Collier Sr.
Judge O'Flaherty
Virginia Cherrill
Angela
June Collyer
Jane
J. Farrell MacDonald
Timson, the butler
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Forester
Albert Gran
Bishop
Louise Mackintosh
Lena
Margaret Mann
Housekeeper
Ward Bond
Court Policeman (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Angry Wife in Night Court (uncredited)
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