SILENT&CLASSIC FILM
My Lady of Whims
TOYFILM MUSEUM
Notes
After winning a beauty contest in her teens, Clara Bow (1905-1965) who grew up poor entered the movie world. In 1927 she gained a big hit playing a department store girl with healthy sex appeal in the comedy "It", based on the novel by female British writer Elinor Glyn. This came to be known as the "It Girl" image of women in the 20s. Elinor Glyn herself went to Hollywood to find a suitable woman for "It" and chose Clara Bow and is said to have taught her the elegant behavior that made this pioneering role into the "It Girl".
In this film, Bow plays Prudence Severn, the daughter of a wealthy family. Her reckless behavior causes real headaches for her father. He tries hiring a detective to protect her, but it is no use. Then Donald Keith is hired to watch over her, but...
CAST
Clala Bow
Carmelita Geraghty
Donald Keith
Lee Moran
Francis McDonald
Data
| Director | Dallas D. Fitzgerald |
|---|---|
| Written by | Edgar Franklin |
| Music | Haruka Amamiya |
| Country | USA |
| Year | 1925 |
| Copyright | TOYFILM MUSEUM |