It

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"It" is a 1927 silent romantic comedy film that made Clara Bow famous as the original "It Girl" and a major Hollywood star.

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instanceOf feature film
romantic comedy film
silent film
associatedWith Clara Bow as the "It Girl" NERFINISHED
Elinor Glyn NERFINISHED
basedOn Cosmopolitan magazine story by Elinor Glyn
It by Elinor Glyn NERFINISHED
cinematography H. Kinley Martin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Clarence G. Badger NERFINISHED
distributor Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation NERFINISHED
Paramount Pictures
editor E. Lloyd Sheldon NERFINISHED
era silent film era
famousTaglineConcept "It" as an indefinable sex appeal or charisma
filmColorProcess monochrome
filmFormat black-and-white
filmIndustryContext Hollywood studio system of the 1920s
genre romantic comedy
hasGenre comedy film
romance film
hasStatus surviving silent film
includedIn lists of classic silent comedies
languageOfIntertitles English
leadCharacterName Betty Lou Spence NERFINISHED
maleLeadCharacterName Cyrus Waltham Jr. NERFINISHED
musicForReleases Silent-era accompaniment (various)
notableFor establishing Clara Bow as a major Hollywood star
popularizing the term "It Girl"
originalLanguage Silent film with English intertitles
plotSummary A shopgirl with sex appeal pursues her wealthy employer
producer B. P. Schulberg NERFINISHED
productionCompany Famous Players–Lasky NERFINISHED
releaseDate January 1927
releaseYear 1927
runtime approximately 72 minutes
screenwriter Hope Loring NERFINISHED
Louis D. Lighton NERFINISHED
setting New York City
starMadeFamous Clara Bow NERFINISHED
starring Antonio Moreno NERFINISHED
Clara Bow NERFINISHED
Priscilla Bonner NERFINISHED
William Austin NERFINISHED
uncreditedDirector Josef von Sternberg NERFINISHED

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