A poor but basically honest flower woman agrees to impersonate a wicked opera star..


You should probably only watch this if you have a deep, inexplicable love for early talkies or if you just want to see some really big hats. It is definitely not for anyone who expects a plot to move faster than a tired turtle. Lilli, played by Evelyn Laye, is a flower girl who ends up pretending to be Fritzi, a fam...

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"You should probably only watch this if you have a deep, inexplicable love for early talkies or if you just want to see some really big hats. It is definitely not for anyone who expects a plot to move faster than a tired turtle. Lilli, played by Evelyn Laye, is a flower girl who ends up pretending to be Fritzi, a famous opera star. The real Fritzi is played by Lilyan Tashman, who is honestly the best part of the whole thing because she actually looks like she’s having fun being a brat. The ..."

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