
Coquette
Coquette is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film, starring Mary Pickford. The film was a box office success. For her role, Pickford won the second Academy Award for Best Actress.
Plot
Norma Besant, daughter of a Southern doctor, is an incorrigible flirt and has many suitors. Her father Dr. Besant (John St. Polis) favors Stanley (Matt Moore), who is taken with Norma. However Norma has met a simple man named Michael Jeffrey (Johnny Mack Brown) who she has fallen madly in love with. Dr. Besant disapproves of Michael and orders Norma to never see him again. Norma gives him their word, then promptly plans to marry Michael in 6 months, when he's made 'good in the hills' so he can buy her a home in the valley.
Awards
More details
author | John Grey Sam Taylor |
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award | Academy Award for Best Actress |
director | H. Bruce Humberstone Sam Taylor |
editor | Barbara McLean |
genre | drama |
keywords | beg country club home alone run away southern southern united states wait witness stand wound |
musicBy | Hugo Riesenfeld |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress |
producer | Mary Pickford |
publisher | United Artists |