A lost film about an understudy in a Broadway musical. Her boyfriend arrives in town hoping to marry her.
Look, let's be straight right off the bat: you can't *watch* Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 today. It's gone. Poof. So, is it worth watching? No, not literally. But for anyone fascinated by the messy, beautiful birth of sound cinema, or just a bit melancholic about what history swallows up, this one's a real head-scratc...
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"Look, let's be straight right off the bat: you can't *watch* Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 today. It's gone. Poof. So, is it worth watching? No, not literally. But for anyone fascinated by the messy, beautiful birth of sound cinema, or just a bit melancholic about what history swallows up, this one's a real head-scratcher. If you're hoping for a fun flick for movie night with friends, well, best look elsewhere. This is for the archivists, the dreamers, the ones who like to piece together ghosts...."
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David Butler, Billy K. Wells
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