Card fell in love with her, although the nature of their relationship is unclear. Brooks must have smiled to hear her name linked with two of her reputed lovers. In Rochester, she wrote memoirs that were eventually collected into Lulu in Hollywood, one of the few film books that can be called indispensable. She remembered Bogart as a kid starting out on the New York stage, and the private lovability of her old friend, W.C. Fields. And she was frank about her rise and especially her fall.
Many silent stars become boring relics, repeating the same memorized anecdotes.
Louise Brooks was saved by the astringent power of her wit. The plot, which could be remade today, involves a young woman named Lulu who says she is not a prostitute, while we notice that she behaves an awfully lot like one. Schon is depressed. He is about to be married and wants to break off their relationship. He is more depressed when he finds Schigolch hiding behind the furniture with a bottle.