A poor factory worker employed by a wealthy uncle falls in love with a beautiful heiress, but his happiness and promising future are jeopardized by a previous affair with a coworker he impregnated..
If you want to spend your afternoon watching a man make the worst possible decisions for two hours, you should definitely watch this. It is a great pick for people who love 1930s melodramas where the lighting is better than the logic. You will probaly hate it if you need your main characters to be even slightly likable...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Josef von Sternberg
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"If you want to spend your afternoon watching a man make the worst possible decisions for two hours, you should definitely watch this. It is a great pick for people who love 1930s melodramas where the lighting is better than the logic. You will probaly hate it if you need your main characters to be even slightly likable. 🛑 Clyde Griffiths is played by Phillips Holmes, and honestly, he has the most punchable face in cinema history. He moves to the city to work for his rich uncle and immediately ..."
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