Carl Bellairs and his daughter Lindsey Lane meet many years after he deserted her and her mother. They don't much like each other, but wind up working in the same nightclub.
Is it worth your time? If you like old black-and-white stuff that smells like mothballs and cigarettes, sure. This isn't high art, but it’s got that specific 1930s snap to the dialogue that I find hard to resist. If you need your movies to be fast-paced or have a modern sense of logic, you’ll probably find this thing i...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Ernest B. Schoedsack
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old black-and-white stuff that smells like mothballs and cigarettes, sure. This isn't high art, but it’s got that specific 1930s snap to the dialogue that I find hard to resist. If you need your movies to be fast-paced or have a modern sense of logic, you’ll probably find this thing insufferable. John Barrymore is the guy you’re here for. He plays the father, Carl, and he does that thing where he looks like he’s bored out of his mind but also somehow the most ..."
G.B. Stern, Dwight Taylor
United States
1934 · IMDb 6.8
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