The wealthy president of a big railroad, who's beginning to crumble under the combined pressure of business, personal and physical problems, meets up with a pair of hoboes from whom he starts to learn how to really enjoy life in ways he never knew were possible..
Is it worth your time? If you like movies where the rich guy learns that being poor is actually pretty fun, you’ll dig this. If you get annoyed by 1930s dialogue that sounds like everyone is reciting a manual, stay away. It’s not exactly Moulin Rouge in terms of spectacle, but it has a weird, dusty heart. The whole pr...
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William Nigh
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies where the rich guy learns that being poor is actually pretty fun, you’ll dig this. If you get annoyed by 1930s dialogue that sounds like everyone is reciting a manual, stay away. It’s not exactly Moulin Rouge in terms of spectacle, but it has a weird, dusty heart. The whole premise feels like a fever dream for people who hate their bosses. A railroad president is so stressed out by his own company that he just... walks away. He ends up in a hobo camp. I..."
George Waggner, Jack Woodford
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