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The Garden of Eden

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Toni LeBrun (Corinne Griffith) is beautiful jazz age singer who takes a job in a Paris cabaret, where she is propositioned by Henry von Glessing (Lowell Sherman), a rich patron of the club. When she refuses his advances, she is fired and joins her wardrobe mistress, Rosa (Louise Dresser), in a fancy hotel in Monte Carlo -- where Rosa reveals herself as a down-on-her-luck baroness in disguise. Posing as the daughter of the baroness, Toni pursues romance, with unexpected consequences.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/24/2005
3/5
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 04/11/2005
4/5
A silk hat and a bottle of Mumm's Cordon Rouge worth of truly classy entertainment. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/20/2005
B
Lively, though outdated, romantic drama from the silent era. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/09/2010 Pretty good. Breezy and amusing - moreso than his later films, Milestone really knew how to hold the whole picture together. It's a shame that he lost that knack. This is pretty simple fare, but told well, I think, and reasonably well acted. Milestone's direction is fairly straightforward and workmanlike, but for this type of film that's all you really need. A pleasant enough viewing. See more 03/22/2010 Cute....adorable....only the 2nd silent film I have watched.... See more 11/11/2009 There are some great shots here, as well as a scene in which a character unwittingly plays the prepared piano before John Cage made it famous. See more Read all reviews
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Lewis Milestone

Director

Corinne Griffith

Toni Lebrun

Louise Dresser

Rosa

Lowell Sherman

Henri D'Avril

Maude George

Madame Bauer
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Synopsis Toni LeBrun (Corinne Griffith) is beautiful jazz age singer who takes a job in a Paris cabaret, where she is propositioned by Henry von Glessing (Lowell Sherman), a rich patron of the club. When she refuses his advances, she is fired and joins her wardrobe mistress, Rosa (Louise Dresser), in a fancy hotel in Monte Carlo -- where Rosa reveals herself as a down-on-her-luck baroness in disguise. Posing as the daughter of the baroness, Toni pursues romance, with unexpected consequences.
Director
Lewis Milestone
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Feature Productions
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 4, 1928, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 16, 2016
Runtime
1h 15m
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