From the long-famous ballad of Frankie and Johnnie, which, told with weighty vocalization the story of Frankie's meeting with Johnnie, the manner in which he "done her wrong," and how she made him pay the price, has been made this film..
Is it worth your time? Honestly, you probably only want to watch this if you have a soft spot for really old, stage-y melodramas or if you just happen to love the original folk ballad. If you hate movies where people stare intensely into the middle distance and talk like they are auditioning for a play, you should stay...
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, you probably only want to watch this if you have a soft spot for really old, stage-y melodramas or if you just happen to love the original folk ballad. If you hate movies where people stare intensely into the middle distance and talk like they are auditioning for a play, you should stay far away. It is slow, it is theatrical, and it is definitely not for everyone. I found myself wondering why they decided to stretch a song into a full-length feature. Sometimes t..."
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United States
1922 · IMDb 3.8
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