While attending a show, a World War I veteran has a flashback to his days as a vaudeville performer: When the veteran's female vaudeville partner accuses his male partner of helping to steal a necklace, the male partner breaks off his relationship with her because she is too attentive to another man. The veteran and his male partner then join the army entertainment unit, and the male partner is about to marry another woman when his old love appears, performing in a Paris show to entertain soldiers.
Is it worth your time? Honestly? Only if you really love old-school, clunky melodrama where the plot holes are bigger than the theater stage. If you dig movies like Applause but wish it had way more spy tropes and way less focus, you might find this charming. If you need logic or, you know, a steady pace, stay far away...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Roland D. Reed
Jerome Storm
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly? Only if you really love old-school, clunky melodrama where the plot holes are bigger than the theater stage. If you dig movies like Applause but wish it had way more spy tropes and way less focus, you might find this charming. If you need logic or, you know, a steady pace, stay far away. 🚩 The whole thing feels like three different movies glued together with cheap paste. One minute we are watching a vaudeville act, the next we are in a WWI trench, and then—surp..."
Lawrence Gray
Ewart Adamson
United States
1936 · IMDb 6.5
