Solomon Ginsberg, the President, Vice-President and General Manager of International Pictures Corporation Incorporated, hires Joan McAllister, an unemployed stenographer, to double for his star, Laura Girard. While on a location trip, Laura is killed in an automobile accident, and in order to save the money already invested in the film Ginsberg, aided by the film's leading-man, Wallace Morely, with whom Joan is more than a little infatuated, persuades Joan to assume the identity of the dead actress, whose death is being concealed.
Alright, so, should you watch Her Splendid Folly today? Look, if you’re big into early cinema, or just have a soft spot for really outlandish plots, then yeah, totally. It's a fun, if sometimes baffling, peek into old Hollywood. Anyone expecting modern pacing or subtle character work will probably find it a bit much, t...
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"Alright, so, should you watch Her Splendid Folly today? Look, if you’re big into early cinema, or just have a soft spot for really outlandish plots, then yeah, totally. It's a fun, if sometimes baffling, peek into old Hollywood. Anyone expecting modern pacing or subtle character work will probably find it a bit much, though. Definitely not for the impatient! The whole premise here is just wild, right? Solomon Ginsberg, the studio head, is in a real pickle. His big star, Laura Girard, kicks the ..."
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