The Flirting Widow is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Dorothy Mackaill, Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams and Claude Gillingwater.

It was produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros.[2] The film's plot is based on the story Green Stockings by A. E. W. Mason.

Celia, who has no interest in getting married, takes pity on Evelyn and her suitor Bobby and pretends to have gotten engaged to Colonel John Smith during a short vacation away from home.

After Evelyn's marriage, Celia publishes a death notice in the London Daily Times for her Colonel Smith.

The real Smith decides to pay a visit to Celia, pretending to be a close friend of the deceased bringing some mementos.