"A whoopee picture about the wild younger set. The real low down on flaming youth-right from the shoulder, right to your heart. You are the loser if yo" 28 February 1929 Drama, Comedy, Romance 84 mins
A flapper unwittingly falls for the boss' son.
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Colleen Moore as Pert Kelly
Bodil Rosing as Ma Kelly
John St. Polis as Pa Kelly
Neil Hamilton as Winthrop Peabody Jr.
Edward Martindel as Winthrop Peabody Sr.
Louis Natheaux as Jimmy Alexander
Lincoln Stedman as Tom
Eddie Clayton as Jerry
Collette Merton as Julie
Dixie Gay as Susie
Mischa Auer as Man Dancing at The Boiler (uncredited)
Phyllis Crane as Salesgirl (uncredited)
Andy Devine as Young Man at The Boiler (uncredited)
Jean Harlow as Blonde on Rooftop Bench at Junior's Second Party
Phil Harris as Drummer in Band at The Boiler (uncredited)
Earl McCarthy as Party Guest (uncredited)
William A. Seiter Director
John McCormick Producer
Carey Wilson Screenplay
Max Rée Costume Design
Sidney Hickox Director of Photography
Terry O. Morse Editor
J. Fred Coots Songs
Paul Perez Dialogue
Carey Wilson Story
Ernest Belcher Choreographer
That’s a Bad Girl Trailer
Austria 04 July 1930
United States 28 October 2014
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