It (1927)

“You look like Clara Bow”

Angela & Uncle Jerry discuss how Clara Bow was dubbed 'the It Girl' after starring in the 1927 film 'It,' adapted from Elinor Glyn's novel. The song's title and opening verse invoke Clara Bow as the archetype of early Hollywood female celebrity, and the film is the source of her 'It Girl' designation that the song builds its generational fame argument upon.