Flirtation Walk

Flirtation Walk is a 1934 romantic musical film written by Delmer Daves and Lou Edelman, and directed by Frank Borzage. It focuses on a soldier Dick Powell who falls in love with a generals daughter Ruby Keeler during the generals brief stop in Hawaii, but she leaves with her father for the Philippines before their relationship can blossom. They are reunited several years later when the soldier is about to graduate from West Point and the general becomes the Academys Commandant.

Richard Palmer Grant Dorcy, known as Canary, Powell is an enlisted man in the United States Army. Stationed in the Hawaiian Islands, he has an friendly but argumentative relationship with his sergeant, Scrapper Thornhill Pat OBrien. Although he hates taking orders, Dick has no intention of becoming an officer. When General Fitts Henry ONeill arrives at the base with his daughter Kit Keeler, Dick is assigned to drive her to the reception that evening. Falling victim to the moonlit night, Kit and Dick miss the reception and attend a native luau instead. They are discovered in each others arms by Lieutenant Biddle John Eldredge, who is also in love with Kit. Biddle blames Dick for ruining Kits reputation and Dick decides to desert. Scrapper begs Kit to straighten things out with Biddle.To prevent Dick from deserting, Kit tells him that she is not in love with him, but was responding to a crazy impulse. Stung by her words, Dick decides to compete with Biddle as an equal and applies for West Point. He is accepted and does very well, to Scrappers delight. In Dicks First Class year, General Fitts is appointed West Point superintendent. While most of the men are infatuated with Kit, Dick is cold to her. Consequently, he is not very happy when the rest of the men insist that she participate in the traditional Hundredth Night theatrical performance. ........

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