A crooked producer tries to link his backers by producing a flop and disappearing with the money. Patricia, one of the chorus girls, has given her money too, and after the producer disappears, one of the backers is in charge of production, trying the same trick.
If you have a soft spot for weird, chaotic 1930s variety shows where nobody seems to know what movie they are actually in, New Faces of 1937 is absolutely worth an hour of your time. Modern viewers who need a tight, logical plot will probably turn this off after ten minutes, but anyone obsessed with early showbiz histo...
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"If you have a soft spot for weird, chaotic 1930s variety shows where nobody seems to know what movie they are actually in, New Faces of 1937 is absolutely worth an hour of your time. Modern viewers who need a tight, logical plot will probably turn this off after ten minutes, but anyone obsessed with early showbiz history or seeing a baby-faced Milton Berle yell at people will have a blast. 🎬The whole setup is basically The Producers before Mel Brooks even had the idea. A crooked guy wants to ma..."
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