Bob Naughton and Eddie Connolly are identical-twin brothers who were separated in infancy. Bob is raised by a rich lawyer and has all the advantages, but is a drunk with no moral character.
So, 'Brothers' from 1930. Is it a must-see today? Probably not for most folks, unless you're really into early talkies and seeing how they wrestled with sound. If you like melodramas where good and bad twins get mixed up, you might find some fun here. But if creaky dialogue and a very stagey feel drives you nuts, best ...
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"So, 'Brothers' from 1930. Is it a must-see today? Probably not for most folks, unless you're really into early talkies and seeing how they wrestled with sound. If you like melodramas where good and bad twins get mixed up, you might find some fun here. But if creaky dialogue and a very stagey feel drives you nuts, best to skip it. 😅 The setup is pure old-school melodrama: identical twins, Bob and Eddie, separated at infancy. One gets the rich life, the other, well, not so much. Bob grows up wit..."
Charles R. Condon, Herbert Aston Jr., Sidney Lazarus, John T. Neville
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