Coquette

film by Taylor [1929]

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The 1929 film Coquette starred Mary Pickford, who won an Academy Award for her performance. This film marked Pickford's transition to sound pictures, being her first talking film. Pickford, known as "America's Sweetheart," was a pioneering silent film star and a co-founder of United Artists Corporation. Coquette was one of her later popular films, alongside others like The Taming of the Shrew (1929) and Kiki (1931). The term "coquette" itself refers to a woman who flirts playfully.123

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Mary Pickford
… (1925), My Best Girl (1927), Coquette (1929; her first talking picture), The Taming of the Shrew (1929; her only film with Fairbanks), and Kiki (1931). Although she won an Academy Award for best actress for her performance in Coquette, Pickford’s popularity began to wane with the advent of sound.
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… (1925), My Best Girl (1927), Coquette (1929; her first talking picture), The Taming of the Shrew (1929; her only film with Fairbanks), and Kiki (1931). Although she won an Academy Award for best actress for her performance in Coquette, Pickford’s popularity began to wane with the advent of sound.
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