
When the painter Christopher Bean dies, some unscrupulous art dealers try to get several of his paintings cheaply from a family who have no idea of their value..


Is this worth your time? If you like old movies where people just sit around in a living room and bicker about money, you’ll dig this. If you need explosions or even a single camera movement that isn't totally static, you’re gonna hate it. It’s basically a stage play captured on film, for better or worse. Marie Dressl...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Is this worth your time? If you like old movies where people just sit around in a living room and bicker about money, you’ll dig this. If you need explosions or even a single camera movement that isn't totally static, you’re gonna hate it. It’s basically a stage play captured on film, for better or worse. Marie Dressler is the only reason this thing stays afloat. She plays the housemaid, and honestly, every time she isn't on screen, the movie feels like it’s holding its breath waiting for her t..."
Sylvia Thalberg, Robert E. Hopkins, Laurence E. Johnson, Sidney Howard
United States

