The Flapper

The Flapper
Glass slide for the film
Directed byAlan Crosland
Screenplay byFrances Marion
Story byFrances Marion
Produced byMyron Selznick
StarringOlive Thomas
Warren Cook
CinematographyJohn W. Brown
Production
company
Distributed bySelect Pictures
Release date
  • May 10, 1920 (1920-05-10) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Flapper is a 1920 American silent comedy film starring Olive Thomas. Directed by Alan Crosland, the film was the first in the United States to portray the "flapper" lifestyle, which became a cultural craze or fad in the 1920s.