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A little tribute to Colleen Moore (August 19, 1899 - January 25, 1988) who is considered one of the first onscreen flappers on film. Although she was a big star in her heyday, she's not as well-remembered as some of her contemporaries, possibly because many of her films are lost. While Moore did make the transition to sound, she left films in 1934. Her bobbed hair (which she later admitted was inspired by a Japanese doll) started a popular trend in the 1920s. In the 1960s, she penned an autobiography and also a book specifically aimed at women, teaching them how to make money in the stock market; she was also the designer and curator of the famous Colleen Moore Dollhouse. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald considered her (along with Clara Bow, Alice White, and Joan Crawford) as the embodiment of not only a flapper but the carefree lifestyle of the roaring twenties. The music is "Where's My Sweetie Hiding", performed by the California Ramblers, recorded in 1925.

Clips from:

The Sky Pilot (1921)
Broken Hearts Of Broadway (1923)
Ella Cinders (1926)
Why Be Good? (1929)
The Power And The Glory (1933)