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.
Michael Rennie
as Hertz
Beryl Baxter
as Theresa
Christine Norden
as Cora Pearl
Miles Malleson
as Offenbach
Andrew Osborn
as Antoine
Andrew Cruickshank
as Prince Nicholas
Kenneth Kent
as Emperor Napoleon
Margaretta Scott
as Empress Euginie
Patti Morgan
as Bellanger
Genine Graham
as Barucci
Henry Oscar
as Lachman
Sybille Binder
as Mrs. Lachman
