No sooner does Negri arrive in Maple Valley than trouble starts. She catches the eye of a lovesick young man, Charles Emmett Mack, and the local District Attorney, Holmes Herbert, who is on a crusade against sin. Like a cat with a mouse, Negri enjoys toying with both men as she slinks (wild costumes with tons of beads) through a series of parties where yokel guests pay 25 cents to "Meet the Countess."

Wearing lots of eye makeup and outrageous costumes, Negri has fun as the worldly woman who drinks, smokes in public, and (gasp!) has a tattoo on her forearm. There is a funny scene where Negri matches tattoo art with her cousin, Chester Conklin. Others in the cast include Lucille Ward as Lou, Dot Farley and May Foster as the gossipers, and Robert Dudley.

Polish-born Negri was a huge star in the 20s but could not make the transition to sound films in Hollywood She made one American talkie, A Woman Commands (1932) then went back to German cinema through the 30s and 40s. The flamboyant Negri was famous for throwing herself on Rudolph Valentino’s coffin, claiming they had been engaged. Mack was tragically killed in a car crash in 1927 while filming The First Auto. British actor Herbert remained a character actor in films thru the 50s. Conklin was a familiar sight in silent films with his brushy moustache; he had been one of the famous Keystone Cops for Mack Sennett.

This DVD also contains a very funny 1924 short film, The Golf Bug, starring Monty Banks, who was a well-known comic of the era. Not much plot but some very funny sight gags. Too bad Banks is not better remembered; he was funny.

DVD quality is excellent.