HULA (1927) ¢ ¢ ¢
D: Victor Fleming
Clara Bow, Clive Brook, Arlette Marchal,
Arnold Kent, Patricia Dupont, Albert Gran
Clara Bow might be the screen's most naked actress, not literally, but in terms of technique. You never have to guess at what she's up to. It's transparent in every frame. In "Hula", she plays the daughter of a Hawaiian plantation owner, which gives the irrepressible flapper a chance to go skinny-dipping, eat with her fingers, dance in a grass skirt, and bat her eyes at a British engineer played by Clive Brook. It's about as frivolous as it sounds, but it's not a bad showcase for Bow, who was then at her career peak. "It", the movie that made her a silent film legend, was released the same year.
