It 1927

     Betty Lou is working as a sales woman in a department store.  She is interested in the handsome owner of the store but he has never paid any attention to her.  She decides to accept a date with his best friend Monty.  They go to dinner at the Ritz and Betty Lou sees that her boss Cyrus Waltham is also there for dinner with a date.  Her plan begins to work and Cyrus notices her and then he learns she works at the store.  A snag crops up and her plans may be spoiled?

     This is a black and white film with some words shown between the scenes.  You can sometimes read their lips when they are talking too.  I liked the social mores, the cars, the clothing, hairstyles and makeup of this time period.  I thought it was interesting that the women wore sheer stockings and they were made from silk, wool, cotton or synthetic rayon, a new material.  The rayon versions were so shiny that many women wearing them powdered their legs over the stockings to make them look matte.  They were rolled down at the top and came above the knee.  The short flapper dresses exposed ranged from mid-calf to just below the knee.  This was a style obsessed decade and formerly hidden legs were now the rage.  3 1/2* (I liked this movie) 

72 min, Comedy directed by Clarence G. Badger and Josef von Sternberg with Clara Bow, Antonio Moreno, William Austin, Pricilla Bonner, Jacqueline Gadsdon, Julia Swayne Gordon, Elinor Glyn.

Note:  7.4 out of 10, 100% critic 82% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Silent Movie Crazy 4* out of 4*, Amazon 4.6* out of 5* with 117 reviews.

Special Note:  Elinor Glyn was an author and she wrote a book with an explanation for what “It” means.  It’s someone found to be very attractive by the opposite sex.  It can be looks or personality or both.  Glyn visited the set a couple of times.  Actress Priscilla Bonner didn’t like Glyn and found her to be pretentious and artificial but she loved working with Clara Bow.  One of the best publicity campaigns in Hollywood history was released to promote this film.