Having worn out his welcome in country-bumpkin roles, silent film star
Charles Ray made an effort to re-establish himself in sophisticated parts.
The Garden of Eden finds the dinner-jacketed Ray as a urbane Parisian bachelor, with
Corinne Griffith co-starring as a wide-eyed rural lass. While visiting Paris, the nonplused Corinne is transformed into an elegant fashion plate by a mysterious "fairy godmother." Directed by
Lewis Milestone,
The Garden of Eden featurs art-direction courtesy of
William Cameron Menzies. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide