It (1927) - Clarence Badger

The film that pretty much cemented Clara Bow's reputation, was actually another in a long string of successful films of hers. The film was actually fairly close to the life Bow would have had without acting. It is a charming romantic comedy that's charming primarily because of Bow who had one of the most incredible screen presences in all of film. Of greater interest is the documentary included on the Kino DVD called "Clara Bow, Discovering the It Girl". The doc is concise yet informative, and I learned quite a bit about her. Hell I though she made about one sound film and dropped off the face of the earth, but she actually made a successful transition to sound, and her heavy Brooklyn accent was nearly as bad as people had made it out to be. Now I'm curious to see more of her films, considering how horribly ignorant I am of her work. It however will remain her most remembered and celebrated work. Modern evidence has linked Josef Von Sternberg to the project but received no screen credit. The film was made shortly before he would become Paramount's top dramatic director. It was released early in 1927 so was ineligible for Oscar contention, although I wonder if Bow would have been recognized, she failed to receive a nomination from that first year's best picture winner Wings.