708. Hula (1927)

*The Warlock opens the door to his lair. He’s wearing a black leather jacket, white t-shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers and gargoyle shades. He’s holding a Mega Pint of Pepsi*

W: Welcome to my lair…welcome I don’t think so, but enter. Enter my lair if you dare. I’m your host The Warlock.

*Warlock makes the ground rumble before walking inside*

W: As Clara Bow Tribute Week comes to an end here at Warlock’s Movie Realm, we end with two of her roles from 1927. The first is her romance drama HULA.

*Warlock takes his seat in the middle of the couch*

W: So what is HULA about? Clara Bow is the daughter of a pineapple plantation owner in Hawaii but is rebellious because she….wait for it….wears pants and rides horses. Oooooooh what a rebel. Anyway Bow falls for Clive Brook who eventually stars in the 1933 Best Picture winning Cavalcade. Now if the movie sucks, at least it’ll be short since its only 64 minutes long. Another useless tidbit, the movie did not renew its copyright yet it took until 2023 to get in the Public Domain because the BOOK got renewed. Let’s see how the movie turns out. So grab your popcorn, grab your drink and grab your woman because its time for HULA.

Written by Armene Von Tempski, George Marion Jr and Doris Anderson

Directed by Victor Fleming

Cast:

Clara Bow … Hula Calhoun
Clive Brook … Anthony Haldane

Arlette Marchal … Mrs. Bane
Arnold Kent … Harry Dehan
Miss DuPont … Margaret Haldane (as Patricia Dupont)
Albert Gran … Old Bill Calhoun
Agostino Borgato … Uncle Edwin
Duke Kahanamoku … Hawaiian Boy (uncredited)

*Warlock reads the tag-line*

W: “The daughter of a pineapple plantation owner in Hawaii sets her sights on a married English engineer.”

W: If Clara Bow is a hula dancer, at least we’ll get to see some ass and titty shaking……hopefully.

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