The Darling of Paris is a 1917 American silent romantic drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara and Glen White.

[1] The wealthy girl Esmeralda (Theda Bara) is kidnapped by gypsies at birth and becomes, as one might assume, the darling of Paris.

The surgeon kills the Captain and frames Esmeralda, but after many merry mix-ups, she winds back with her wealthy family, happily wed to Quasimodo.

Cine Ideal belonged to the group Severiano Ribeiro, which still holds in its storehouse old silent films.

For over a month it grossed a huge box office and was a success of public and critical acclamation on Rio society.