Pompeyo Pimpollo and Rodolfo Bambolino, two lino-type artists from El Heraldo de Madrid, want to be movie stars, so they take a test conducted by the American filmmaker E. S.
Is it worth the watch? Honestly, you should only sit through this if you really care about how movies used to be made or if you have a soft spot for old Madrid. If you are looking for a tight thriller, you are going to be very disappointed. History nerds will love it because it’s the first Spanish talkie. But regular ...
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Francisco Elías
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"Is it worth the watch? Honestly, you should only sit through this if you really care about how movies used to be made or if you have a soft spot for old Madrid. If you are looking for a tight thriller, you are going to be very disappointed. History nerds will love it because it’s the first Spanish talkie. But regular people might just find the sound super annoying because it crackles like a bag of chips the whole time. 🍿 It’s a movie for people who like to see the seams. The mistakes. The mome..."
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Francisco Elías, Feliciano M. Vitóres
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1920 · IMDb —
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