The Mad Parade

1931 film

  • September 18, 1931 (1931-09-18)
Running time
63 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Mad Parade is a 1931 Pre-Code American feature film about women canteen workers toiling in a château near the front lines in France during World War I. It was directed by William Beaudine and starred Evelyn Brent.[1][2] According to the American Film Institute catalog, this film was widely publicized as the first all-women cast picture, although off-stage male voices are heard and parts of their bodies are shown in the picture.[3]

Plot

Cast

  • Evelyn Brent as Monica Dale
  • Irene Rich as Mrs. Schuyler
  • Louise Fazenda as Fanny Smithers
  • Lilyan Tashman as Lil Wheeler
  • Marceline Day as Dorothy Quinlan
  • Fritzi Ridgeway as Prudence Graham
  • June Clyde as Janice Lee

References

  1. ^ "News from the Library of Congress".
  2. ^ Hal Erickson (2012). "The Mad Parade". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "THE MAD PARADE".

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