Fig Leaves is a delightful silent comedy directed by Howard Hawks. The movie stars the Olive Borden and George O'Brien as a married couple named Adam and Eve and Phyllis Haver as their neighbor. In the opening sequence we meet the original Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. This scene will probably remind you of an episode The Flintstones. Then we move into modern day (the 1920s) where Eve is a bored housewife married to Adam the plumber. Her main complaint is she never has anything to wear. Although she knows Adam will be mad she gets a job as a model. Meanwhile her sexy neighbor takes the opportunity to try to seduce Adam.
Olive Borden gives a wonderful performance as Eve - it's one of the best of her career. She and George O'Brien were a real-life couple (they met making the Western 3 Bad Men) and they have amazing onscreen chemistry. Olive was one of the most beautiful and promising actresses of the silent era. Sadly her film career didn't survive the talkies and she died penniless in 1947. Another "star" of Fig Leaves are the amazing gowns designed by Gilbert Adrian. They reportedly cost more than $50,000 to make. The movie originally had a color fashion show sequence but this scene is now considered lost.
Overall this is a fabulous silent comedy with great fashions. Ten Stars **********
Olive Borden gives a wonderful performance as Eve - it's one of the best of her career. She and George O'Brien were a real-life couple (they met making the Western 3 Bad Men) and they have amazing onscreen chemistry. Olive was one of the most beautiful and promising actresses of the silent era. Sadly her film career didn't survive the talkies and she died penniless in 1947. Another "star" of Fig Leaves are the amazing gowns designed by Gilbert Adrian. They reportedly cost more than $50,000 to make. The movie originally had a color fashion show sequence but this scene is now considered lost.
Overall this is a fabulous silent comedy with great fashions. Ten Stars **********