Abandoned by her lover, a woman becomes the main "hostess" in a decadent nightclub, but tries to put her past behind her on a steamer to Mandalay..
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school melodrama where the dresses are huge and the emotions are even bigger, you’ll dig this. People who get annoyed by plot holes or characters making questionable life choices to keep the story moving should probably steer clear. It’s not exactly a masterpiece, but it’s got tha...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Michael Curtiz
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school melodrama where the dresses are huge and the emotions are even bigger, you’ll dig this. People who get annoyed by plot holes or characters making questionable life choices to keep the story moving should probably steer clear. It’s not exactly a masterpiece, but it’s got that specific, dusty charm of 1930s studio films. Kay Francis is the whole show here. She plays Tanya, and she manages to look bored and devastated at the exact same time. It’s a nea..."
Paul Hervey Fox, Austin Parker, Charles Kenyon
United States
