A penniless artiste is distracted from her dreams of Hollywood stardom by two hard-up but high-spirited window cleaners, both called Willy..
Is this worth your time today? If you like old-school charm and don't mind reading subtitles, absolutely. You’ll love this if you want to see what a movie looks like before the world got too serious. You’ll probly hate it if you need a plot that makes sense or if you can't stand people bursting into song for no reason....
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"Is this worth your time today? If you like old-school charm and don't mind reading subtitles, absolutely. You’ll love this if you want to see what a movie looks like before the world got too serious. You’ll probly hate it if you need a plot that makes sense or if you can't stand people bursting into song for no reason. It’s 1932 and Lilian Harvey is playing Jou-Jou. She lives in a tiny trailer and dreams about Hollywood fame. Then we meet the the two Willys. Willy Fritsch and Willi Forst are bot..."
Lilian Harvey
Walter Reisch, Billy Wilder
Germany
Comedy, Romance, Musical
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