Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway night spot. He uses his influence to help her get a starring role in the show, hoping that it will also get Joan to fall in love with him.
So, is it worth a watch? Look, if you have a soft spot for 1930s musicals or you’re obsessed with the way people used to talk in movies—fast, sharp, and slightly aggressive—you’ll probably have a decent time. If you need a movie that makes logical sense, or if you get annoyed by characters making terrible life choices ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Lowell Sherman
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"So, is it worth a watch? Look, if you have a soft spot for 1930s musicals or you’re obsessed with the way people used to talk in movies—fast, sharp, and slightly aggressive—you’ll probably have a decent time. If you need a movie that makes logical sense, or if you get annoyed by characters making terrible life choices just to keep a plot moving, you might want to skip this one. It’s a bit of a relic, honestly. The whole thing feels like it was written on a napkin at a diner at 3:00 AM. That’s n..."
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