Rita Flynn

Rita Flynn (born Edith Flynn; August 16, 1905 – December 31, 1973) was an American film actress. She starred in Fatty Arbuckle comedies and appeared alongside James Cagney and Jean Harlow in The Public Enemy.

Early life She was born as Edith Flynn on August 16, 1905.

Among her earliest film work was as a chorus girl in the 1929 films Broadway and Fast Life. After receiving much attention for her part in the musical The Girl from Woolworth's, she got more prominent roles in the 1930 films Sweet Mama and Top Speed. Flynn was the headline act in the Hollywood Girls short films, including The Lure of Hollywood and Hollywood Luck, being the only member of the original trio of girls to appear in the entire run. She left show business in 1933.

Personal life Flynn was reportedly set to marry Pat Rooney III in 1929, son of the actor, according to a report by the Oakland Tribune in February 1929.

In 1931, Flynn was expecting to marry David Coplin, a wealthy Los Angeles stockbroker, however Coplin was not seeking marriage, instead just companionship. In filing court papers, Flynn said that she experienced "untold humiliation and loss of reputation" as she gave up her career and hurriedly travelled to New York in anticipation of marriage. In his own defence, Coplin alluded to a discovery he made relating to affairs with other men that Flynn had been involved with. Flynn went before the Supreme Court of the United States in December 1932 seeking emotional damages of $250,000.

She married McKinley Bryant, a millionaire racer, in November 1933 in New York. She was given away by film producer Joseph M. Schenck. The couple quietly divorced in 1941.

Death Flynn died on December 31, 1973, in Los Angeles.

Filmography My Man (1928) Broadway (1929) Fast Life (1929) The Girl from Woolworth's (1929) Lord Byron of Broadway (1930) Top Speed (1930) Be Yourself! (1930) Sweet Mama (1930) The Cisco Kid (1931) The Public Enemy (1931) Crashing Hollywood (1931) The Lure of Hollywood (1931) Queenie of Hollywood (1931) Three Hollywood Girls (1931) Hollywood Lights (1932) Hollywood Luck (1932)