Romantic comedies are probably the most maligned genre in cinema.
Their formulaic nature and often glossy appearance makes them easy targets for armchair critics anxious to dismiss them as so much fluff. Hula , starring the irrepressible flapper icon Clara Bow, stands as a paradigm of such filmmaking. Her childlike pleasure swiftly turns to pain and fury when a bee hidden within the blossom stings her perfect thigh. He has raised little Hula to young womanhood and knows that she's soon to generate a different kind of buzz. This birthday gift instantly revives her spirits.