Movie Reviewed: Kiki (1926) starring Norma Talmadge
Kiki is a beautiful romantic comedy, starring Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge plays Kiki in this delightful comedy made in the silent era (1926). Kiki is a young Parisian woman who sells newspapers for a living, but her sights are set to sing in the local Follies revue. With some difficulty she arranges to audition for a role and gets the part with some trickery and deception. Her performance equals that of Lucille Ball; a real screwball slapstick. Very soon she develops romantic interests in the manager played by Ronald Coleman who is already engaged to another chorus girl named Paulette Mascar (Gertrude Astor). Some of the hilarious moment of the movie is when Kiki hides in Coleman’s office; his fiancée finds out and she gets outraged and storms out. Later Kiki goes on a dinner date with him where she has cat fight with Paulette.
Kiki is very well restored in spite of the fact that it was reconstructed by the Library of Congress from incomplete English and French prints. A real gem and this must be treasured.
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