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Immediately after completing The Road to Glory Hawks began writing his next film, Fig Leaves, his first ( and only until 1935 ) comedy.

The film portrays a married couple by juxtaposing them in the Garden of Eden and in modern New York City.

The Garden of Eden humorously depicts Adam and Eve awoken by a Flintstones-like coconut alarm clock and Adam reading the morning paper off of giant stone tablets.

Then in the modern day the biblical serpent is replaced by Eve's gossiping neighbor and Eve becomes a sexy flapper and fashion model when Adam is at work.

The film starred George O ' Brien as Adam and Olive Borden as Eve and received positive reviews, particularly for the art direction and costume designs.

It was released in July 1926 and was a Hawk's first hit film as a director.

Although he mainly dismissed his early work, Hawks praised the film in later interviews.