Question 1

What did Elinor Glyn insist 'It' did not mean?

Accepted Answer

Elinor Glyn gave many confusing explanations for 'It,' but she always said it did not mean 'sex appeal' necessarily and that anyone who said it did was vulgarizing her concept.

Question 2

How does the film adaptation relate to Elinor Glyn's novel?

Accepted Answer

Though billed as an adaptation, the two stories have nothing to do with each other except that both revolve around her concept of 'It.' Glyn wrote that her novel is not the story of the film.

Question 3

What was the product 'Fermillac' mentioned by Monty?

Accepted Answer

Fermillac was a then well-known cultured milk product sold to relieve digestive upsets and other ailments, sort of like a probiotic of its day.

Question 4

What did Priscilla Bonner recall about Elinor Glyn's visits to the set?

Accepted Answer

Bonner recalled that Glyn visited the set wearing several purple veils meant to mask recent plastic surgery scars, and that she disliked Glyn but loved working with Clara Bow.

Question 5

Which magazine is Monty holding at the beginning of the film?

Accepted Answer

At the beginning, Monty is holding the October 1926 edition of Hearst's International Cosmopolitan magazine.

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