Monday, June 3, 2013

Fig Leaves (1926)

Fox Film
Directed by Howard Hawks
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
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The story begins with Biblical characters living in prehistoric times among dinosaurs. Adam and Eve have a spat about clothes, and the action shifts to the 1920s where a modern-day Adam and Eve are having the same fight. Eve is moonlighting as a fashion model for a flamboyant designer, getting free clothes instead of money for her efforts. A jealous friend exposes her to Adam, who of course can't have his wife working. It's mostly an excuse to show beautiful women in extravagant evening gowns. The special effects are terrible, particularly the dinosaurs, and the attitude towards women archaic.

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