i be completely shock when i saw this film . although a rudolph valentino film and instead of a movie about a slick latin lover and it be a breezy comedy about a plucky nice girl that get ahead by pretend to be a bad girl . valentino and by the way and be one of her suitor . mae murray play the lead . she be frustrate because not only do she lose her job but her uncle and father be so lazy that everyone expect her to support them . one day she see and ad for a dancer in a local road house . they be look for a very worldly woman much like the famous theda bara . well and mae be anything but this type of woman look awfully sweet and innocent . when she go for the interview she be very nervous and tell them she be ms. du moine a famous european dancing vamp who be involve in a recent scandal . this be exactly the sort of woman they be look for and she be hired . her dancing ability seem distinctly lacking and but consider that the public be not too well inform and they eat up all the silly dance number and the over the top costume she wear . mae start make a boatload of money and the place be pack every night . and and each night in a seat of honor be the young valentino the son of a local rich guy . he absolutely smite with her and want to marry her . all appear to be go fine until ms. du moine ex lover and the duke and arrive at the road house . mae realize he will expose her for a fraud and try to slip away and but the duke follow her and try to force himself on her . valentino come to the rescue and slap the duke silly . the police soon arrive and arrest the duke ( apparently he be really a con man ) . the truth about mae come out ( her dark secret be that she really isnt a slut . ) and everyone life happily ever after . i really admire this film . it funny and highly entertaining . and and while the plot be silly and hard to believe and it be so light hearted that this isn not important . plus and at less than an hour and the pacing be great and the story seem to have age extremely well . i have see a few hundred silents and i would rank this little film towards the top . an unexpectedly wonderful film .