Clara Bow was popular American actress and was predominantly known for her oozing sexuality, long before the likes of Marilyn Monroe. She dominated American cinema for nearly a decade since her entrance in the film industry. However, years of exploitation, mental unsteadiness and weight loss caused her to retire at the tender age of 26, an age that would have otherwise been considered a ‘peak’ for any other actress. She initially rose to stardom with silent films and then went on to give a human face to what was popularly known as the ‘Roaring Twenties’. Throughout her career, she appeared in over 46 silent films and 11 talkies, most of which went on to become box-office sleeper hits. Movies like ‘Mantrap’ and ‘Wings’ are considered some of her best-known works even today. At the height of her fame, she became victim to numerous scandals and was accused for ‘stealing’ other women’s husbands. As her betting debts rose, so did her unpopularity with the masses and she quickly fell from her position of a superstar to minion. With the advent of sounds in films, her career met a dead-end and she was no longer the twinkle-toed star that she once used to be in her heydays.