Head Over Heels (1922)

When theatrical agent Sterling a ladies man known for signing his latest paramours onto his agencys talent roster returns to New York from a trip to Europe he tells his more downtoearth partner Lawson that he has hired a beautiful Neopolitan acrobat he saw onstage in Italy When the acrobat Tina Bambinetti arrives in their office though Sterling is shocked to find that offstage she is plain unkempt and badly dressed Crushed by Sterlings dismissive treatment Tina performs some acrobatics that almost destroy the office