Good and Naughty (1926)

Romantic comedy | 7 June 1926

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HISTORY

The 26 Feb 1926 FD announced that Famous Players-Lasky Corp. had purchased screen rights to Naughty Cinderella, the 1925 stage play adapted by Avery Hopwood from the 1923 French original, Pouche, written by René Peter and Henri Falk. The picture would star Pola Negri and Tom Moore, and be directed by Malcolm St. Clair.
       The 11 Mar 1926 FD noted the title was Good and Naughty.
       According to the 3 Apr 1926 Motion Picture News, filming would soon be underway on the resort island of Coronado in San Diego, CA; Negri was reportedly transported there on a “sumptuous yacht.” The follow day, the 4 Apr 1926 FD announced that principal photography had begun.
       On 17 Apr 1926, Moving Picture World reported that the company had recently returned from filming “beach scenes” at Coronado, and were continuing production of the comedy at Famous Players-Lasky Studios in Hollywood, CA.
       The 2 May 1926 FD indicated that picture had completed shooting, and was currently being edited.
       The 26 Jun 1926 Moving Picture World review noted Pola Negri’s successful departure from dramatic roles, deemed her a “revelation as a comedienne,” and praised Good and Naughty as a “thoroughly amusing farce all the way through.” This opinion was upheld by reviews in FD and Var.
       Paramount filmed another adaptation of the play in 1932 under the title This Is the Night, directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Lily Damita and Charlie Ruggles (see entry). ...

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The 26 Feb 1926 FD announced that Famous Players-Lasky Corp. had purchased screen rights to Naughty Cinderella, the 1925 stage play adapted by Avery Hopwood from the 1923 French original, Pouche, written by René Peter and Henri Falk. The picture would star Pola Negri and Tom Moore, and be directed by Malcolm St. Clair.
       The 11 Mar 1926 FD noted the title was Good and Naughty.
       According to the 3 Apr 1926 Motion Picture News, filming would soon be underway on the resort island of Coronado in San Diego, CA; Negri was reportedly transported there on a “sumptuous yacht.” The follow day, the 4 Apr 1926 FD announced that principal photography had begun.
       On 17 Apr 1926, Moving Picture World reported that the company had recently returned from filming “beach scenes” at Coronado, and were continuing production of the comedy at Famous Players-Lasky Studios in Hollywood, CA.
       The 2 May 1926 FD indicated that picture had completed shooting, and was currently being edited.
       The 26 Jun 1926 Moving Picture World review noted Pola Negri’s successful departure from dramatic roles, deemed her a “revelation as a comedienne,” and praised Good and Naughty as a “thoroughly amusing farce all the way through.” This opinion was upheld by reviews in FD and Var.
       Paramount filmed another adaptation of the play in 1932 under the title This Is the Night, directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Lily Damita and Charlie Ruggles (see entry).

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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
SOURCE CITATIONS
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DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
26 Feb 1926
p. 2
Film Daily
11 Mar 1926
p. 2
Film Daily
4 Apr 1926
p. 5
Film Daily
2 May 1926
p. 15
Film Daily
20 Jun 1926
p. 10
Motion Picture News
3 Apr 1926
p. 1503
Moving Picture World
17 Apr 1926
p. 504
Moving Picture World
26 Jun 1926
p. 713
New York Times
14 Jun 1926
p. 24
Variety
16 Jun 1926
p. 16
CAST
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LITERARY
Based on the play Pouche by René Peter and Henri Falk (Paris, 8 Feb 1923) and the English-language adaptation, Naughty Cinderella, by Avery Hopwood (New York, 9 Nov 1925).
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DETAILS
Alternate Title:
Naughty Cinderella
Release Date:
7 June 1926
Production Date:
4 Apr--late-Apr 1926
Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Famous Players-Lasky Corp.
9 June 1926
LP22809
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
5,503
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Germaine Morris, considered an ugly duckling, is in love with her employer, Gerald Gray, an interior decorator who caters to the smart set, and is concerned over his affair with Claire Fenton, the wife of a wealthy broker. When Claire invites Gerald on a yachting trip to Florida, his friend Bunny West invites showgirl Chouchou Rouselle to pose as Gerald's fiancée, but Germaine determines to substitute her own womanly beauty. In Florida she wins the attentions of all the men, causing a quarrel between Claire and Gerald; and Fenton hopes to obtain a corespondent as grounds for divorce. When Germaine, in her negligee, delivers a pipe to Gerald's room, he proposes; Fenton suggests that he take Germaine, leaving Claire and Gerald to go their way; but Smith, the showgirl's admirer, tries to claim her and is beaten by Gerald, who effects a reconciliation between the Fentons and claims the girl he ...

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Germaine Morris, considered an ugly duckling, is in love with her employer, Gerald Gray, an interior decorator who caters to the smart set, and is concerned over his affair with Claire Fenton, the wife of a wealthy broker. When Claire invites Gerald on a yachting trip to Florida, his friend Bunny West invites showgirl Chouchou Rouselle to pose as Gerald's fiancée, but Germaine determines to substitute her own womanly beauty. In Florida she wins the attentions of all the men, causing a quarrel between Claire and Gerald; and Fenton hopes to obtain a corespondent as grounds for divorce. When Germaine, in her negligee, delivers a pipe to Gerald's room, he proposes; Fenton suggests that he take Germaine, leaving Claire and Gerald to go their way; but Smith, the showgirl's admirer, tries to claim her and is beaten by Gerald, who effects a reconciliation between the Fentons and claims the girl he loves.

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