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You should probably only watch this if you are a total nerd for film history or if you really like old-timey jazz. If you need a plot or even decent audio, you are going to absolutely hate this. It is barely a movie, really. It is more like a tech demo from 1925 where they were trying to prove that you could put sound...

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Murray Roth

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"You should probably only watch this if you are a total nerd for film history or if you really like old-timey jazz. If you need a plot or even decent audio, you are going to absolutely hate this. It is barely a movie, really. It is more like a tech demo from 1925 where they were trying to prove that you could put sound on a strip of film without it being a total disaster. Ben Bernie stands there with his violin and his big grin. He is known as the "Old Maestro" and he really leans into that sho..."


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