---
title: 'The Brat (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Ford'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 60
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-brat-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021695/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Brat (1931)

1931 · 60 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Brat is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, starring Sally O'Neil, and featuring Virginia Cherrill. The film is based on the 1917 play by Maude Fulton. A previous silent film had been made in 1919 with Alla Nazimova. This 1931 screen version has been updated to then contemporary standards i.e. clothing, speech, topics in the news.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ford)
- **Screenplay:** [Sonya Levien](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonya-levien), [S. N. Behrman](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-n-behrman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph H. August](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-h-august)

## Cast

- [Frank Albertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-albertson)
- [William Collier Sr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-collier-sr)
- [Harold Alan Dinehart](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-alan-dinehart)
- [J. Farrell MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-farrell-macdonald)
- [Albert Gran](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-gran)
- [Sally O'Neil](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-o-neil)
- [Mary Forbes](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-forbes)
- [June Collyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/june-collyer)
- [Virginia Cherrill](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-cherrill)
- [Ward Bond](https://cinepixo.com/people/ward-bond)

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