Film Overview"Evening Clothes" is a 1927 American silent comedy movie directed by Luther Reed and produced by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation. The film stars Adolphe Menjou, who specialty in the 1920s as a leading male due to his flawless style and suave character. Other key gamers include Virginia Valli, Louise Brooks, and Noah Beery.
Plot SummaryThe film focuses on a debonair French creator, Lucien D'Artois, played by Menjou, who is in love with his boss' child, Maxine Elliot, portrayed by Virginia Valli. Maxine, however, is engaged to the conceited Count De Blue, played by Noah Beery, who takes pride in his supposed 400-year-old lineage of nobility.
Lucien's development of a new kind of dynamite, D'Artoisite, which has the power to blast big amounts of rock, offers the backdrop for the main plot. Wishing to impress Maxine, Lucien shows his innovation at the Monte Carlo Casino instead of the construction site, which results in triggering substantial turmoil.
The Count's Scheme and its OutcomeCount De Blue, who abhors Lucien, sends him a letter detailing a secret rendezvous. Thinking it's a love letter from Maxine, Lucien is rather kidnapped and sent out to Paris where The Count dresses him like a lady, planning to disgrace him.
When Lucien handles to get away and return to Monte Carlo, he is incorrect for a famous female music hall star, Fifi, who coincidentally occurs to be absent from her program. Required to carry out in her stead, Lucien grabs this opportunity to display his development once again, this time in a funny regimen where he pretends to explode The Count. The audience appears into laughter and applause, making Lucien an immediate experience.
Climactic ResolutionThe true Fifi, depicted by the heart-throb Louise Brooks, later on gets here and discovers the imposter. After a rushed backstage swap, Lucien steps forward in his real persona, winning the affection and love of Maxine.
LegacySadly, no copy of "Evening Clothes" exists today, and it is noted as a lost movie. Regardless of this, the movie is still treasured in memory due to its special comical twist and Adolphe Menjou's suave efficiency. It remains an important part of silent age Hollywood and a testament to 1920s film visual appeals, which have actually considerably affected modern movie theater.
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