A young couple want to marry, but the girl's father doesn't like her beau. To separate them, the father arranges to send the girl on a sea voyage along with a female companion.


Is Madame Sans Jane worth your time in the modern era? Short answer: yes, but only if you have a high tolerance for the mechanical, repetitive rhythms of late-silent-era slapstick and want to see a young Fay Wray before she became a legend.This film is strictly for historians of the Hal Roach 'comedy factory' and those...

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"Is Madame Sans Jane worth your time in the modern era? Short answer: yes, but only if you have a high tolerance for the mechanical, repetitive rhythms of late-silent-era slapstick and want to see a young Fay Wray before she became a legend.This film is strictly for historians of the Hal Roach 'comedy factory' and those who find the 'man in a dress' trope inherently amusing; it is definitely not for viewers seeking a sophisticated romantic narrative or modern pacing.The Direct Verdict1) This film..."
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