A homicide detective with an eye for the ladies, investigating a murder in Earl Carroll's Vanities, allows the music revue to continue during the investigation..
Is it worth your time? Honestly? Only if you have a high tolerance for pre-code musical numbers that go on for ten years. If you’re looking for a tight, gritty detective story, turn around now. You will hate this. But if you want to see a weird, shiny artifact from 1934 where a murder investigation feels like a minor i...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Mitchell Leisen
Victor Heerman
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly? Only if you have a high tolerance for pre-code musical numbers that go on for ten years. If you’re looking for a tight, gritty detective story, turn around now. You will hate this. But if you want to see a weird, shiny artifact from 1934 where a murder investigation feels like a minor inconvenience to the costume department, then settle in. The whole thing feels like two different movies taped together. One movie is a murder mystery. The other is a high-budget v..."
Rufus King, Earl Carroll, Sam Hellman, Joseph Gollomb, Jack Cunningham, Carey Wilson
United States
