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73% Critic Match
Proud Flesh
“She tried to lock her heart -but he was a dangerous love burglar!”
7.3 / 10• 1925• 1h 10m•NR• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
The snooty Fernanda decides to leave Spain to visit her uncle in San Francisco in order to escape the attentions of the dandy, amorous Don Diego, but he follows her. She is rescued from a wild taxi ride by a passerby who owns a huge plumbing company. Believing him to be a common plumber, she snubs him, but he pursues her and a romantic rivalry is born.
Cast & Crew
Eleanor Boardman
Fernanda
Lead
Pat O'Malley
Patrick O'Malley
Harrison Ford
Don Jaime
Trixie Friganza
Mrs. McKee
William J. Kelly
Mr. McKee
Rosita Marstini
Vicente
Sôjin Kamiyama
Wong
Evelyn Sherman
Spanish Aunt
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. King Vidor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Proud Flesh is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
