A nonchalant and urbane satirist, Woollcott is immensely amusing as he sits in a restaurant corner and wards off all those who try to disturb him, including the waiter and even a gorgeous blonde..
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Is it worth your time? If you like old movies where people talk fast and act like they're in a play, then yes. If you need things to actually happen, you will probably hate this with a passion. 🙄 It's barely a movie, honestly. It feels more like a filmed skit that someone forgot to edit down. Alexander Woollcott is ...

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"Is it worth your time? If you like old movies where people talk fast and act like they're in a play, then yes. If you need things to actually happen, you will probably hate this with a passion. 🙄 It's barely a movie, honestly. It feels more like a filmed skit that someone forgot to edit down. Alexander Woollcott is the main draw here. He was this famous critic back in the day who everyone was apparently terrified of. In this short, he's just sitting in a restaurant booth. He looks like a ver..."


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