Idol of Paris

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.

Director: Leslie Arliss

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