Review of Parisian Love

I watched this film because I wanted to see Clara Bow's early work. The plot is as implausible as others have mentioned, and Clara is still learning her craft, but how she lights up the screen! When doing comic or action scenes, she is superb. I love the bit where she disguises herself as a maid and has to fend off amorous 'gentlemen'. I can see how she won the hearts of movie-goers of the era. She is so pretty and so naturally animated. What should be subtle... um... isn't, but Clara made 15 films in this same year -- no one was going to wait around for retakes and guidance of a young actress.

There are some excellent comic moments from the rest of the cast, particularly Lillian Leighton as a French Ma Barker. She reminds me of W. C. Fields. You may be surprised at how much this movie entertains. Watch it for Bow, but enjoy the rest.