Recommendations
Senior Film Conservator

If you found yourself captivated by the stylistic flair of Make Believe Revue (1935), the quest for comparable cinema becomes a journey through the fringes of film history. Below, we've gathered a list of films that every fan of Ben Harrison's work should explore.
Make Believe Revue remains a monumental achievement to create a hauntingly beautiful cinematic landscape.
Flown away to the land of the story books, Jack and Jill, aided by Mother Goose, watch a fairland revue complete with chorus girls and marching soldiers.
Based on the unique stylistic flair of Make Believe Revue, our vault has identified these titles as the most compelling follow-up experiences for fans of Animation cinema:
Dir: Lasse Ring
Mr and Mrs Stockholm visit the Paul U. Bergström (PUB) department store to buy a new wardrobe for a journey. They visit different departments, where the future Greta Garbo (Gustafson at the time) is one the models showing outfits for Mrs Stockholm.
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Dir: Victor Heerman
The night of the Policeman's Benefit is at hand and all the coppers with their wives are in the audience. On the stage is a magician. Everything goes well until he asks for the officers' watches. Presumably he will turn them into eggs or something. He has a charming confederate and both enter compartments. When they don't reappear, the curtains are lifted and the fakirs are absent. They escaped through a trap in the stage. Then the chase is on.
Dir: Hal Roach
An American book salesman (Lloyd) is persuaded to go to the kingdom of Thermosa to impersonate the Prince. He is greeted by a peasants' revolt before the real prince shows up to claim his throne and princess. The revolution succeeds, and the American is elected president of the new republic.
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Dir: Unknown Director
The Judge needs a present for his wife's birthday, so Harry suggests a new corset. They go to the shop, but he's so embarrassed to ask the saleslady he hides in a phone booth.Harry goes in, but finds a GUY wearing one, and runs out.They both dress as women to get back in, but Mrs. Rummy gets there and chases him out.
Dir: Malcolm St. Clair
A dancing instructor gets involved with a newly rich family.
Dir: Unknown Director
The village youths are rivals for the hand of the local belle. Their battles lead them to the village store, where chaos soon reigns, terminating in the place being blown up, leaving Bobby a happy victor.
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Dir: Eduardo Notari
A crime drama in the Gennariello-series. The police detective in Naples that is confronted with modern gangsters and crime events.
Analysis relative to Make Believe Revue
| Film Title | Atmosphere | Complexity | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| How Not to Dress | Gothic | Abstract | 96% Match |
| Chicken à la Cabaret | Tense | Linear | 86% Match |
| His Royal Slyness | Gothic | Layered | 92% Match |
| A Fitting Gift | Surreal | Layered | 96% Match |
| Trail of the Rails | Tense | Layered | 96% Match |
This guide was algorithmically generated using the cinematic metadata of Ben Harrison's archive. Last updated: 6/4/2026.
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