tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078055360046475963.post6531361772035026089..comments2023-10-21T08:51:05.071-07:00Comments on Flapper Flickers and Silent Stanzas: Hoop-La (1933)Flapper Flickers + Silent Stanzashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519672156109642104noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078055360046475963.post-62365589046946305592010-09-16T10:42:14.551-07:002010-09-16T10:42:14.551-07:00i finally got to see this film a few months ago an...i finally got to see this film a few months ago and really enjoyed it even though it is, as you say, quite predicatable. Clara was basically the whole show and i too think she woulda done extremely well in the grittier pictures of the 30's. In fact WB offered her a long term contract before Fox made their offer but she turned it down not wanting to be tied up for 7 years. one can only imagine how Clara would have excelled in the hard boiled films from that studio directed by the likes of Wellman, Curtiz, LeRoy, Roy Del Ruth or Lloyd Bacon! My biggest complaint with most of Clara's films is they almost all lack a strong leading man but that sure wouldnt have been a problem at WB! imagine Clara paired with Cagney, Eddie G, or hell, even George Brent was stronger than most of the men she got paired up with at Paramount! Clara's look at Fox was harder edged, but still YOWZA! that woman could look sexy taking out the trash in a zebra striped moo moo! <br>Hoopla makes me a bit sad too because it was her last film and there should have been so much more...<br><br>btw how was the copy you saw? mine is crap!!!!Artman2112http://www.blogger.com/profile/03062864368596074661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078055360046475963.post-91524628668989926812010-09-16T10:54:29.967-07:002010-09-16T10:54:29.967-07:00Clara paired with Jimmy Cagney? The screen would&...Clara paired with Jimmy Cagney? The screen would've COMBUSTED! <br><br>God, she was gorgeous, wasn't she? Her early retirement is just such a shame, especially considering the reasons behind it, too.<br><br>The poor print with the French title card is the only one circulating, I think. But at least I could see and hear it. ;)Avalon76http://www.blogger.com/profile/17519672156109642104noreply@blogger.com