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Director:
Sam Taylor
Writers:
George Abbott (play) and
Ann Preston Bridgers (play) ...
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Release Date:
6 April 1929 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A flirtatious southern belle is compromised with one of her beaus. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Gold Derby nuggets: Mary Pickford's Oscar is not for sale, but you can buy Johnny Cash's Grammy for $125,000 | Sean Penn and Anne Hathaway romp through critics' awards
 (From Gold Derby. 17 December 2008, 7:24 AM, PST)
Academy Award Sale To Be Banned
 (From WENN. 16 December 2008, 4:07 AM, PST)
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Cast

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Mary Pickford ... Norma Besant

Johnny Mack Brown ... Michael Jeffery (as John Mack Brown)
Matt Moore ... Stanley 'Stan' Wentworth
John St. Polis ... Dr. John M. Besant
William Janney ... James 'Jimmy' Besant
Henry Kolker ... Dist. Atty. Jasper Carter

George Irving ... Robert 'Bob' Wentworth
Louise Beavers ... Julia (the maid)
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Runtime:
76 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (MovieTone)
Certification:
USA:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Samuel Goldwyn/Warner Hollywood Studios - 1041 N. Formosa Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Pickford Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The play originally opened in New York on 8 November 1927 at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, with Helen Hayes in the title role and ran for 366 performances. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (1997) more
Soundtrack:
COQUETTE more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
I was so disappointed!, 13 March 2001
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Author: J. Patrick Sullivan (sullivpj@hotmail.com) from Los Angeles, California, USA

I've seen many of Mary Pickford's silent films. The picture she made right before this was `My Best Girl,' (her last silent film) which Mary co-starred with her future husband, Buddy Rogers. It was wonderful! The film still held its charm and it was a delight to see and experience. I expected this much from `Coquette,' especially when you consider that Mary won the best actress Oscar for it.

I was so disappointed! Mary seemed to have lost all her ability as an actress when she made this turkey. She mugs at the camera, poses, and does everything she can to be stilted. It's embarrassing!

I know at one time Mary wanted to destroy all her movies because she didn't think the public would appreciate them anymore. She was talked out of it, thank heavens. But I do sort of regret that this one didn't make it into the fire!

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