
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