Hula (1927)

People are voting emotionally.

Let's be realistic.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Hula (1927) re-united Clara Bow with director Victor Fleming, with whom she had worked so successfully in Mantrap (1926). Unlike that delightful comedy, however, Hula is little more than flippy fluff, and it certainly represents a remarkable change of pace from Clara's previous film, Wings. Nonetheless, Clara acts - or rather overacts - delightfully throughout and even manages to coax an engaging performance from Clive Brook. The plot is slight - sexy young extrovert Clara is smitten by dull, mature introvert Clive - and wins him away from his unloving wife. And it's all set in a lavish Hollywood rendition of a rich and lazy Hawaiian pineapple plantation. Victor Fleming handles both comedy and action well, but it's strictly a movie for Clara's fans. She gets the lion's share of Fleming's attention. (Sunrise Silents once provided a 9/10 DVD).

OK Clara Bow silent film from 1927, it's a spin-off of Rain, with Bow playing the half-Hawaiian wild daughter of the local pineapple king who falls in love with the staid English engineer--Clive Brook. Bow competes with the local widow (Arlette Marchal) for his attentions, but both women get a big surprise when his wife shows up (Patricia Dupont). The predatory wife is ready for a divorce until she discovers he might be on the verge of a fortune. Bow settles her hash fast.Bow has personality to spare and has a few great scenes: her opening nude bath, her hula in a grass skirt, and the dog rescue scene with Bow and Brook doing their own stunts.Note: the IMDb credit list is wrong. The film credits (from the DVD I have) list Patricia Dupont as playing Mrs. Haldane---not Margaret Truax as listed on IMDb.

clara bow's beauty and wonderful appeal are the chief reason to watch this film. "hula" is not quite up to par with clara's best films but it is still enjoyable. she dances, she rides her horse, and pursues the man that she loves. this film is just over an hour in length and was directed by future oscar winner victor fleming (gone with the wind).the film moves quickly and clara bow has lots of screen time. if you like clara, i would reccomend "hula."

Many of the reviews and comments I have read about this movie say that this is a rather stale film and performance by Clara Bow. Although the story-line was rather typical of Clara's later silents, I still find it somewhat heart-stirring and incredibly fun. Clara plays a happy-go-lucky Hawaiian girl who will stop at nothing to win the man she loves...never mind that this man is married! Clara's lack of modesty was shocking in the day, but I believe it lends to the sweetness and general fun of the movie. Though definitely not a brilliant story-line (quite typical, actually), this movie is a nice showcase of Clara's ability to make the audience laugh.