''The Magnificent Flirt'' is a lost 1928 American

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directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and written by José Germain Drouilly,

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, Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and

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. The film stars

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, Albert Conti,

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, Matty Kemp, Marietta Millner and

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. The film was released on June 2, 1928, by

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Plot

Count D'Estrange tries to save his nephew Hubert from Denise Laverne he believes a heartless flirt. Denise's mother Mme. Florence Laverne uses all her charms to solve the problems. Finally Count D'Estrange marries Mme. Florence Laverne. Both couples leave for a honeymoon in Venice.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019125/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl

Cast

as Mme. Florence Laverne *Albert Conti as Count D'Estrange *

as Denise Laverne * Matty Kemp as Hubert * Marietta Millner as Fifi *

as Tim

References

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* 1928 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1928 comedy films Lost American comedy films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1928 lost films English-language comedy films Films directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast 1920s American films Lost silent American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub