The Idol of Paris is based on Paiva, Queen of Love, a novel by Alfred Schirokauer. Set in the mid-19th century, the film traces the rags-to-riches story of a girl named Theresa. Sleeping her way to the top, she becomes a highly sought-after Parisian courtesan, one worthy of the attentions of the Emperor Napoleon. But Theresa has no time for the Emperor, not with such virile lovers as Hertz around and about.
as Hertz
as Theresa
as Cora Pearl
as Offenbach
as Antoine
as Prince Nicholas
as Emperor Napoleon
as Empress Euginie
as Bellanger
as Barucci
as Lachman
as Mrs. Lachman
as Count Paiva
