A young woman pretends to be pregnant to avoid an arranged marriage with an old man. The small-town gossips have a field day trying to guess who the father is.
So, is It's a Wise Child worth your time today? Yeah, actually, it mostly is. If you're into those pre-Code comedies, where the rules were a bit... looser, you'll probably have a good time. Anyone expecting modern pacing or deep emotional resonance will likely find it a bit slow, maybe even *quaint*. This one's all abo...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Robert Z. Leonard
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"So, is It's a Wise Child worth your time today? Yeah, actually, it mostly is. If you're into those pre-Code comedies, where the rules were a bit... looser, you'll probably have a good time. Anyone expecting modern pacing or deep emotional resonance will likely find it a bit slow, maybe even *quaint*. This one's all about Marion Davies playing Joyce, a young woman in a small town. Her family's trying to marry her off to this *older* guy, and she's just not having it. So, what's a girl to do? Pret..."
Laurence E. Johnson
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