Film vs Film
Select two cult films to compare side by side.
The Boy Friend Synopsis
Miss Ida May Harper of Smallsville yearns to go to New York City and experience the good times to be had there, as told in the letters her NYC friend writes to her. She gets into the local social whirl and ditches her boyfriend Joe Pond, who works at the drugstore, because he doesn't dress swell. Joe buys a copy of "The Book of Charm" and sets out to impress her.
The Flame Synopsis
In Paris an orphan cartoonist loves a man with a mad wife, who dies in time to prevent her marriage to a jilted Comte.
"The Boy Friend" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Flame" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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The Boy FriendBoth films share