I saw Her Sister From Paris from the new Kino set. It's a light, frothy little comedy made interesting by the interplay between Constance Talmadge and Ronald Colman. They both act with their faces, and Colman's reactions to Talmadge's advances are hysterical! Comedian George K. Arthur adds a quirky touch as Colman's friend, who also has a thing for Helen/La Perry.
Best scenes are when Colman breaks a pencil during Helen/La Perry's enthusiastic kiss, the look on his face from a car window on the way to a tryst, and the knowing look on Talmadge's face during the final scene as the camera understands and respectfully backs off.
Early costumes by Adrian, and set designs by William Cameron Menzies. Thanks to Kino for bringing us these rarities!
Her Sister From Paris
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Her Sister From Paris
"Relax, Georgie, I'm just making my collar and cuffs match." Carole Lombard
I just got the 2 Kino Talmadge sisters DVDs here, and have just watched this - I watched it first, as I like the sound of the scenario, I think nearly all of my favourite silent films have been romantic comedies (see also: "Bare Knees", "A Woman of the World", "The Garden of Eden") so this was right up my street, I loved it - my favourite bits were, as above, the camera backing off through the hotel door in the final scene, and when Helen, pretending to be her hot sister returns to the house, there's a little tryst on the stairs, and Helen goes back and forth between pretending to be all romantic, and fury at her "errant" husband. A pity about the decomp in various scenes, never mind, I'm very glad this one made it, what a treat.
