Impoverished Count von Dopenthal plans to commit suicide and spends his last night at a costume ball. There he meets lovely Lela Fischer and falls in love with her.
Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like they were pulled out of a time capsule from a dusty attic, maybe. This isn't a blockbuster. It’s a quiet, slightly awkward story about a man hitting rock bottom at a party. If you need pacing or big plot twists, you’re going to be bored to tears. But if you like ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Stuart Walker
Lloyd Ingraham
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like they were pulled out of a time capsule from a dusty attic, maybe. This isn't a blockbuster. It’s a quiet, slightly awkward story about a man hitting rock bottom at a party. If you need pacing or big plot twists, you’re going to be bored to tears. But if you like watching people try to keep their chin up while their life falls apart, you might find something here. Herbert Marshall plays the Count, and he has this way of looking at a room l..."
I.A.R. Wylie, Agnes Brand Leahy, S.K. Lauren
United States
1932 · IMDb 6
