Eve, a beautiful young nightclub dancer, turns down a string of wealthy and powerful suitors for Robert, a poor but ambitious young man. What Eve doesn't know is that Robert is the son of a wealthy businessman and is just pretending to be poor to see if she really loves him.
Right off the bat, let's just say Broadway Daddies isn't going to be anyone's new favorite film, unless your favorite film is 'any silent melodrama from 1928 with a predictable plot.' It's a curiosity, for sure, a peek into the kind of stories that captivated audiences nearly a century ago. If you're a silent film comp...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Fred Windemere
Charley Chase
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"Right off the bat, let's just say Broadway Daddies isn't going to be anyone's new favorite film, unless your favorite film is 'any silent melodrama from 1928 with a predictable plot.' It's a curiosity, for sure, a peek into the kind of stories that captivated audiences nearly a century ago. If you're a silent film completist, or someone who enjoys dissecting the tropes of early Hollywood, you might get a kick out of its earnestness. Everyone else? You're probably better off finding something wit..."
Victoria Moore, Anthony Coldeway
United States
