The tiny but voluptuous chassis of
Clara Bow is given ample display in the exotic romance Hula. The story takes place in Hawaii, where pampered plantation-owner's daughter Hula Calhoun (Bow) occasionally takes a skinny-dip in the river. On one such occasion, Hula is obliged to save the life of Anthony Haldane (
Clive Brook), who jumped into the water in an effort to rescue her pet dog. Since Anthony is the first handsome man she has ever seen close-up, our heroine instantly falls in love with him. Alas, the gentleman already has a wife back in England, a contentious sort who is disinclined to give him a divorce. In a surprise, development, Mrs. Haldane (Maude Truax) suddenly shows up in Hawaii, demanding her freedom from Anthony -- just in time for the final fade-out clinch. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide