Simultaneously filmed French language version of the Joe E Brown college comedy Local Boy Makes Good, in which Douglas Fairbanks Jr. stars instead.
Wait, they filmed this twice? It’s kind of funny to think about how they handled movies back then. You’ve got this college comedy that’s basically a mirror image of Local Boy Makes Good, but instead of the usual guy, you get Douglas Fairbanks Jr. speaking French. It feels like a total fever dream. You’re watching it an...
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Claude Autant-Lara
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"Wait, they filmed this twice? It’s kind of funny to think about how they handled movies back then. You’ve got this college comedy that’s basically a mirror image of Local Boy Makes Good, but instead of the usual guy, you get Douglas Fairbanks Jr. speaking French. It feels like a total fever dream. You’re watching it and thinking, wait, did I see this set before? There’s this specific rhythm to the dialogue that feels like everyone is reading from a script they just learned five minutes ago. It’..."
Jean Del Val
J.C. Nugent, Valentin Mandelstamm
United States
1930 · IMDb 7.8
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