Young Wilbur Wart gets a letter from a man who may be his rich uncle. It seems the uncle is dying and looking for heirs to leave his fortune to.


Should you watch Close Relations? If you have a soft spot for grainy, frantic 1930s comedy, maybe. If you hate characters who spend eighty percent of their screen time actively trying to ruin each other's lives, you are going to want to turn this off about ten minutes in. It’s a simple setup. Wilbur Wart gets a letter...

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

Ray McCarey

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"Should you watch Close Relations? If you have a soft spot for grainy, frantic 1930s comedy, maybe. If you hate characters who spend eighty percent of their screen time actively trying to ruin each other's lives, you are going to want to turn this off about ten minutes in. It’s a simple setup. Wilbur Wart gets a letter, smells money, and rushes off. Then he meets Harry. Watching them try to out-scheme one another is like watching two toddlers fight over a toy that might not even be there. The S..."
Jack Henley, Glen Lambert
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