Flirty Four-Flushers
{{short description|1926 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Flirty Four-Flushers
| image = Flirty Four-Flushers and The Desired Woman advertisement 1928.jpg
| caption = Contemporary advertisement for The Desired Woman and Flirty Four-Flushers
| director = Edward F. Cline
| writer = {{plainlist|
- Al Giebler
- Mack Sennett
- Jimmy Starr
- Phil Whitman
}}
| based_on = O. Henry
| producer = Mack Sennett
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Eddie Cline
- Billy Bevan
}}
| cinematography = {{plainlist|
- St. Elmo Boyce
- Vernon L. Walker
}}
| editing = William Hornbeck
| studio = Mack Sennett Comedies
| distributor = Pathé Exchange
| released = {{film date|1926|12|26|U.S.}}
| country = United States
| runtime = 19 min
}}
File:Mack Sennett's Flirty Four-Flushers.ogg
Flirty Four-Flushers is a 1926 comedy silent film{{sfn|Walker|2013|p=13}} produced by Mack Sennett and starred by Eddie Cline and Billy Bevan.{{cite book |last=Drew |first=Bernard A. |title=Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9elJAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT393 |publisher=Routledge |date=December 4, 2013 |page=393 |isbn=9781317928935}} Carl Harbaugh wrote the reelers of the film.{{cite book |last=Foote |first=Lisle |title=Buster Keaton's Crew: The Team Behind His Silent Films |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xl-QBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA303 |publisher=McFarland Publishing |date=October 31, 2014 |page=303 |isbn=9780786496839}} It was distributed by Pathé.{{sfn|Walker|2013|p=19}} It was released on December 26, 1926.{{sfn|Walker|2013|p=257}}
Peaches and Plumbers gave Bevan a chance to display his acting talent, and also both films were an even better showcase for Madeline Hurlock.{{sfn|Walker|2013|p=168}}
Locations included Palisades Park, Ocean Blvd., Santa Monica, Hotel St. Catherine, Avalon and Catalina.{{sfn|Walker|2013|p=410}} It is a remake of A Summer Tragedy (1910) and it is based on O. Henry.{{sfn|Walker|2013|p=410}} Ruth Hiatt was originally considered for a role.{{sfn|Walker|2013|p=410}}
Plot
After winning an essay contest, a waitress decides to transform her appearance and visit a luxurious resort with the intention of marrying a wealthy man.
Cast
- Madeline Hurlock as Aggie Horton / Muriel Marlboro
- Billy Bevan as Jerry Connors / Archibald De Shyster
- Vernon Dent as Bill Brown
- Stanley Blystone as Joe, Aggie's Sweetheart
- Billy Gilbert as Soup Drinking Customer / Hotel Desk Clerk
- Thelma Hill as Bill Brown's Fiancée
- Ruth Taylor as Slumming Girl
- Leonora Summers as Gertie, the waitress
- Eleanor Hibbard as Newspaper Stand Clerk
- Evelyn Sherman as Slumming Mother
- Warren Burke as Slumming Boyfriend
- Eugene Jackson as Boy Eating Watermelon
- William McCall as Hotel Manager
- Art Rowlands as Slumming Man with Moustache
- William Searby as Customer Who Wants Ketchup
- Alice Ward
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book |last=Walker |first=Brent E. |title=Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x_icAwAAQBAJ |publisher=McFarland Publishing |date=April 25, 2013 |pages=671 |isbn=9780786477111}}