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Michael Sragow

May 20, 2026 By Anita Monga

Hula

In 1927, Paramount Pictures reteamed Clara Bow, who had just been dubbed Hollywood’s first “It Girl,” with Paramount’s “just doesn’t miss” director, Victor Fleming, in Hula, the follow-up to their smash sex comedy Mantrap (1926). The duo managed to brew the same erotic white lightning they had … [Read more...] about Hula

Filed Under: Essay Tagged With: 1927, Clara Bow, Michael Sragow, Victor Fleming

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