Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Justina The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Irene Hervey This is a small film and isn't really about much more than a bunch of spoiled rich kids finding out that there is more to life than just being minor league juvenile delinquents. But there are a number of things that make this charming and fun and it's under an hour long so there's not much to lose. First of all, as many have said, Alice White is such a quintessential flapper that it's no wonder she didn't last beyond the Clara Bow years. Her New Joisey oops Jersey accent is a hoot and different from that of the great prima donna actresses of the era. There is a sequence early in the film where she bats her eyes at Paul Page while riding in a car and she more than bats them. Her eyes are so enormous and dominant that they practically do cartwheels flirting with him. In short, as a male, I find her irresistibly cute and delightful and her firm, clear delivery of lines (essential in early talkies for theaters with not so great sound systems) stands out with the sharpness of a female Eddie Cantor. Watch also for the barely seen singing group at the big party where microphones are not yet de rigeur and the ensemble sings through megaphones! The flapper clothes are all wonderful and so are the beautiful cars so if you like period fun this is a delight. Myrna Loy is still in her bad girl period here and makes a nasty femme fatale. Paul Page is a Frederic March clone as a leading man and shows naturalness and real talent. Too bad his career simply faded away after 1934. There's nothing super spectacular here but either you find Alice White doing her naughty flirting is as they used to say "the bee's knees" or you don't. It's easy to underestimate the way she uses her eyes, her body language and her desire to get the most out of every scrap of dialogue she gets. I'm so sorry she had such a fall from grace and a difficult later life but she has become a cult figure for movie buffs who love the early talkies.

davidjanuzbrown I have to say, "The Naughty Flirt" is a "Chick Flick", although when it was made(1931), the term was not invented yet. As a guy, I am not into chick flicks (Although Alice White (Katherine Constance 'Kay' Elliott), and Myrna Loy (Linda Gregory) are great to look at). Here is the good news. Seeing Myrna as a real nasty sophisticated character, is interesting, because you will see a nicer version soon enough in "The Thin Man" and countless other films (Basically toned down Myrna is better than over the top (Like in "The Face of Dr. Fu Manchu"). As for Alice White, she was very interesting because she played dumb, but was not. For example: The scene where she told Alan Joseph Ward (Paul Page), that she is aware of "How many men want to marry her for her money." As mentioned earlier, she is great to look at (People compare her to Clara Bow, but I think Clara was hotter, and a better actress)). Now onto the problems: 1: The film was not funny. Spoilers: There are none to laugh about except maybe where Ward punches out John Thomas 'Jack' Gregory (The nasty brother of Linda who wants to marry Kay for her money (Interestingly enough, he takes his marching orders from Linda)) and he gets laughed at, by his friends. 2: There is not great dialog between the characters (If you see Powell/Loy Films such as "Libeled Lady" you always find that). 3: Nothing negative happens to the bad guys. In an effective comedy, bad guys should pay (Jail, money, getting beaten up, losing something of value, anything). Would it have hurt to have Kay rough up Linda a bit. Keep in mind, Myrna's rich, sophisticated, Connie Allenbury, got down with Jean Harlow's Gladys in "Libeled Lady", and gave it out and took it. She paid no price whatsoever, for her actions. 3: Last but not certainly not least, the men were pathetic. When Ward tells Kay "He is afraid of her", and her father (George Irving) who is his boss helps trap him into marrying her, you know his life just ended the second he said "I Do." Essentially he became a poodle (Even work is no break), and he ended up the BEST of the male characters. Kay's father, gets ruled by her, Thomas gets ruled by Linda, and Wilbur Fairchild (Robert Agnew) was shown as nothing but a bank to pay fines for rich people (Which is what Kay did to him). Basically 4/10 stars. 2 each for Myrna and Alice.

kidboots Alice White was an adorable flapper, whose career was over before it started. She was First National's answer to Clara Bow but she didn't have the longevity of the red headed "It" girl. 1931 started with "The Naughty Flirt", one of her best films and ended with "Murder at Midnight", in which, although billed prominently, she was only given about two decent scenes.The plot is 60 minutes of frivolous fun with White doing what she does best - being adorably flirty and making every man her slave. When Kay (Alice White) and her gang are hauled into night court for disorderly conduct, she meets Alan Ward (Paul Page) an associate with her father's law firm and it doesn't take him long to fall under her spell. She already has a persistent suitor in Jack Gregory (Douglas Gilmore) who is always asking Kay to marry him. He, along with his scheming sister, Linda (Myrna Loy) have ulterior motives - they have been wiped out in the stock market crash and hope that if Jack can marry Kay their financial worries will be at an end.The "Cinderella Dance" is one of the film's highlights - all the girls take off one of their shoes, put it in the middle of the ballroom and then the boys have to pick one and dance with it's owner. White, who made her name with a couple of excellent musicals from the early talkie era ("Broadway Babies" (1929) and "Show Girl in Hollywood" (1930)) is not asked to sing or dance here which is a pity. She also gets a run for her money from Myrna Loy as the sultry Linda. Why it took so long for Loy to "make it" (1933's "Animal Kingdom" was her big break) is one of Hollywood's real mysteries. However White's cutie pie acting wins through - she is impossible to resist.Although she had a very hectic private life, maybe what happened to Alice White were films like "The Naughty Flirt". 1931 was one of the worst years of the depression and with a title like "The Naughty Flirt", reminiscent of a jazzy, carefree past, the movie going public may have been turned off. In this year of unemployment and breadlines, if films started out with scenes of high living ("Bad Company" and "Dance Fools, Dance") audiences wanted to see stars really suffer before realising that the simple life was the best.Highly Recommended.

msladysoul I just wanted to see this film because of Myrna Loy. I love Myrna Loy. But Myrna doesn't have much to do in this film. Most of the spotlight is on little, vivacious, cute Alice White. I became a fan of her. She's the ultimate flapper. She reminds you of a Clara Bow or Toby Wing. She's very natural- even though many say she didn't like talkies and feel uncomfortable. She didn't seem like it. This is a pre-code picture about a flirtatious woman which is played by Alice White who makes bet too see which guys she can hook, line, and sinker. But with one of the guys she ends up falling in love. Myrna Loy in this picture is coming into her own trademark acting in this film. Her aloof, snotty, sophisticated comedy/acting would be noticed and loved not along after this picture. If you can find it, you'll treasure it.