When his bank fails, a young man loses not only all his money but his fiancée, deserts him, too. Depressed, he joins a circus.
Is this worth your time? Honestly, it depends on how much patience you have for movies that resolve major life crises in about six minutes. If you want a quick hit of 1930s melodrama, Carnival Lady is a weirdly fun watch. If you need logic or, you know, actual character development, you are going to hate it. It’s the k...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Howard Higgin
Wilfred Lucas
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"Is this worth your time? Honestly, it depends on how much patience you have for movies that resolve major life crises in about six minutes. If you want a quick hit of 1930s melodrama, Carnival Lady is a weirdly fun watch. If you need logic or, you know, actual character development, you are going to hate it. It’s the kind of film that feels like it was written on the back of a napkin during a lunch break. Our protagonist starts off in a bank, loses everything, gets dumped, and somehow lands a g..."
Allen Vincent
Harold Tarshis, Wellyn Totman
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