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* FanNickname: Clara Bow was nicknamed 'The It Girl', and this took off as a popular slang term that still exists to this day.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: None other than Creator/GaryCooper has a small role as a newspaper reporter.
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* TheRedStapler: The movie popularized the term 'It' as an UnusualEuphemism for sex appeal, despite Elinor Glyn insisting that wasn't what 'it' was referring to. The term however was first coined by Rudyard Kipling in his short story ''Mrs Bathurst''.

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* TheRedStapler: The movie popularized the term 'It' as an UnusualEuphemism for sex appeal, despite Elinor Glyn insisting that wasn't what 'it' was referring to. The term however was first coined by Rudyard Kipling in his short story ''Mrs ''Mrs. Bathurst''.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The protagonist was male in the short story, but Paramount suggested it be changed to a female. The character was first envisioned as an upper class socialite called Ava Cleveland, before evolving into the working class Betty Lou.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The protagonist was male in the short story, but Paramount suggested it be changed to a female. The character was first envisioned as an upper class upper-class socialite called Ava Cleveland, before evolving into the working class working-class Betty Lou.
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* FanNickname: Clara Bow was nicknamed 'The It Girl', and this took off as a popular slang term that still exists to this day.
* MissingEpisode: The film was considered lost for many years, but a copy [[SubvertedTrope was found in the 60s]].
* ProductPlacement: The TropeCodifier, as ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine is featured prominently.
* TheRedStapler: The movie popularized the term 'It' as an UnusualEuphemism for sex appeal, despite Elinor Glyn insisting that wasn't what 'it' was referring to. The term however was first coined by Rudyard Kipling in his short story ''Mrs Bathurst''.
* RetroactiveRecognition: None other than Creator/GaryCooper has a small role as a newspaper reporter.
* StarMakingRole: Clara Bow became a worldwide sensation after this film.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The protagonist was male in the short story, but Paramount suggested it be changed to a female. The character was first envisioned as an upper class socialite called Ava Cleveland, before evolving into the working class Betty Lou.

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