Flirtation Walk
Flirtation Walk is a 1934 American romantic musical film written by Delmer Daves and Lou Edelman and directed by Frank Borzage. The film's title refers to a path near the Trophy Point scenic overlook in West Point, New York named Flirtation Walk, where cadets often take dance dates for some time alone.
Plot
Richard Palmer Grant Dorcy Jr., also known as "the Canary" and "the singing bird of the tropics," is an enlisted man in the United States Army. Stationed in the Hawaiian Islands, he has a contentious but friendly relationship with his sergeant, Scrapper Thornhill. When General Fitts visits the post with his daughter Kit on their way to Manila, Dick is assigned to drive her to a reception that evening. Falling victim to the moonlit night, Kit and Dick attend a luau instead, and he sings "Aloha ‘Oe". They are discovered in each other's arms by Scrapper and Lieutenant Biddle, who is also in love with Kit. Biddle accuses Dick of ruining Kit's reputation and forcing her to accompany him off post. Dick decides to desert. Scrapper begs Kit to reconcile with Biddle.
More details
| author | Delmer Daves |
|---|---|
| director | Bobby Connelly Frank Borzage |
| editor | William Holmes |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | desert desertion even fall female general first captain hawaiian islands luau manila military academy nothing sing territory of hawaii their way to the moon united states army united states military united states military academy |
| musicBy | Allie Wrubel |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound |
| producer | Robert Lord |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | musical drama romantic drama romantic musical |