Kitty Collins and Flo Jenkins, a couple of jazz-age cuties with bobbed-hair and rolled-stockings, go in search of good-times and whoopee-making. The party they find also includes some out-of-town, butter-and-egg millionaires whose definition of whoopee is not the same as the one Kitty and Flo have.


So, you’re thinking about digging into a film called The Big Party, probably hoping for something wild, right? Well, if you’re into a breezy, slightly naive peek into the early sound era and how people thought "good times" looked on screen, this one might be for you. If you expect modern pacing or anything truly scanda...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

John G. Blystone

John G. Blystone
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"So, you’re thinking about digging into a film called The Big Party, probably hoping for something wild, right? Well, if you’re into a breezy, slightly naive peek into the early sound era and how people thought "good times" looked on screen, this one might be for you. If you expect modern pacing or anything truly scandalous, you’ll likely find it a bit of a snoozer. It’s a curiosity, for sure. This movie dropped way back in 1930, and it feels every bit of it. We follow Kitty Collins and Flo Jenk..."

Elizabeth Patterson
Harlan Thompson
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