David Newell has a hurdy-gurdy and balloons to sell. He guards his corner by the fountain in Paris against all comers, whether they be acrobats or Gaston Glass' dog circus, in which Thomas Jefferson plays the violin and Anita Louise dances. But Jefferson is killed, and Miss Louise is injured, so Newell allows Glass and Miss Louise to stay in his flat. He pays for her treatment, and even buys her shoes, but gruffly refuses to let Glass say he is. Instead, he quarrels with Miss Louise, even after she makes useful suggestions for his proposed show to win a scholarship.
Director Roy William Neill creates a fantasy Paris that looks like a sound version of SEVENTH HEAVEN. Miss Louise is quite enchanting, but Glass, alas, is no Charles Farrell, and Neill, although a fine worker of atmosphere is working without a script or the talent to reproduce Frank Borzage's mystical approach to love. Instead, he treads the usual romantic comedy tropes, with Yola D'Avril excellent as the other woman. The result is a good movie that fails to live up to the high standards of its first quarter hour.
Director Roy William Neill creates a fantasy Paris that looks like a sound version of SEVENTH HEAVEN. Miss Louise is quite enchanting, but Glass, alas, is no Charles Farrell, and Neill, although a fine worker of atmosphere is working without a script or the talent to reproduce Frank Borzage's mystical approach to love. Instead, he treads the usual romantic comedy tropes, with Yola D'Avril excellent as the other woman. The result is a good movie that fails to live up to the high standards of its first quarter hour.