The Idol of Paris is based on Paiva, Queen of Love, a novel by Alfred Schirokauer. Set in the mid-19th century, the film traces the rags-to-riches story of a girl named Theresa. Sleeping her way to the top, she becomes a highly sought-after Parisian courtesan, one worthy of the attentions of the Emperor Napoleon. But Theresa has no time for the Emperor, not with such virile lovers as Hertz around and about.
Directed by Leslie Arliss
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Cast
Michael Rennie
Hertz
Beryl Baxter
Theresa
Christine Norden
Cora Pearl
Miles Malleson
Offenbach
Andrew Osborn
Antoine
Andrew Cruickshank
Prince Nicholas
Kenneth Kent
Emperor Napoleon
Margaretta Scott
Empress Euginie
Patti Morgan
Bellanger
Genine Graham
Barucci
Henry Oscar
Lachman
Sybille Binder
Mrs. Lachman
Leslie Perrins
Count Paiva
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