A small town electrician becomes a hit singer in New York and gets involved with a gold digger, a thief, an opera singer and the woman he loves..
Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s fluff and don't mind a plot that moves at the speed of a rusty tractor, sure. It’s perfectly fine for a rainy Sunday where you just want to turn your brain off. If you’re looking for the gravity of something like The Good Earth, though, you’re going to be disappo...
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Alfred E. Green
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s fluff and don't mind a plot that moves at the speed of a rusty tractor, sure. It’s perfectly fine for a rainy Sunday where you just want to turn your brain off. If you’re looking for the gravity of something like The Good Earth, though, you’re going to be disappointed real fast. Kenny Baker is the main reason this thing works at all. He’s got that gee-whiz energy that makes you want to root for him, even when the script forces him into so..."
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