{"product_id":"the-garden-of-eden-silent","title":"The Garden of Eden (Silent)","description":"Toni LeBrun is a small-town girl with a big voice who dreams of becoming an opera star. She travels to Budapest in hopes of getting a job at the Hungarian Opera House - but only a sleazy cabaret will have her. Humiliated after the boss tricks her into appearing on stage in her underclothes, Toni quits in a huff. She is taken in by Rosa, the wardrobe lady, who is secretly a baroness in exile. The two move into a hotel room in Monte Carlo, where Toni poses as Rosa's daughter. Posturing as royalty, she entertains multiple gentleman suitors - but it's only a matter of time before their money runs out and the deception is discovered. It'll take a real-life Prince Charming to rescue Toni from a life of poverty and pain...\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis charming silent romantic comedy, a variation on the classic Cinderella story, is deftly directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Lewis Milestone. An early triumph for the acclaimed director, in the following years he would direct such classics as \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e (1930), \u003ci\u003eThe Front Page\u003c\/i\u003e (1931) and \u003ci\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1939). Cute-as-a-button ingenue Corrine Griffith, nicknamed \"The Orchid Lady of the Screen\", was exceedingly popular during the silent era. Though she more often appeared in serious dramas like \u003ci\u003eBlack Oxen\u003c\/i\u003e (1923), \u003ci\u003eThe Garden of Eden\u003c\/i\u003e \"display(ed) Miss Griffith's beauty and her neat sense of fun to their very best advantages\" in the words of Joe Franklin. Lowell Sherman, who later became a director and made fine pictures like \u003ci\u003eShe Done Him Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMorning Glory\u003c\/i\u003e (both 1933) is perfectly oily as a well-heeled seducer who is always trying to see Ms. Griffith in a state of undress. Add on stunning art deco sets designed by William Cameron Menzies, and \u003ci\u003eThe Garden of Eden\u003c\/i\u003e is a sumptuous delight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45802777936022,"sku":"089218841995","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218841995.jpg?v=1762203632","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/the-garden-of-eden-silent","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}