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The Latest From Paris

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Released: February 4, 1928;
Production/Distribution Companies: Metro Goldwyn Mayer;
Runtime: 80 min;
Country: USA;
Language: English;
Color: Black and White;
Sound Mix: unknown;
Not available on VHS or DVD;

Cast: Norma Shearer as Ann Dolan; George Sidney as Sol Blogg; Ralph Forbes as Joe Adams; Tenen Holtz as Abe Littauer; William Bakewell as Bud Dolan; Margaret Landis as Louise Martin; Bert Roach as Bert Blevins;

Production Credits:
Produced by: Irving Thalberg;
Directed by: Sam Wood;
Writers: A. P. Younger; Joe Farnham;
Gowns by: Unknown;
Editing: Basil Wrangell;

Reviews:

“A title like The Latest from Paris leads one to expect an adventure concerned chiefly with diaphanous periphery. This new Capitol presentation is nothing of the sort, for it is a sketchy idea of a romance between Ann Dolan and Joe Adams, both commercial travelers, who appear to spend most of their time in a place called Summerville.
Norma Shearer does her best to make her part interesting, and Ralph Forbes, efficient actor though he is, obviously cannot fathom the weird character allotted to him. George Sidney and Tenen Holtz have little opportunity to live up to their natural talents as comedians.”
Mordaunt Hall in the New York Times, February 27, 1928

“Norma Shearer is ideally cast as Mary Dolan, imparting to the role much sparkle and zest. She appears to advantage, too, in smart tailored clothes. Ralph Forbes is excellent as the rival salesman and lover. It is a new type of role for him, appearing as a typical American gogetter. He displays a good sense of comedy.”
Marquis Busby in the Los Angeles Times, January 27, 1928

“Light comedy of no particular importance but with the Norma Shearer name and enough laughs to see it through for the program purposes. Productionally the picture doesn’t fulfill what the title promotes. Miss Shearer, however looks good all the way, and gets a chance to be kittenish here and there and does well with the assignment as a whole. Looks like a good matinee film.”
Variety, February 29, 1929