"Private Scandal" is a 1934 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Vera Caspary, Garrett Fort and Bruce Manning. The film stars ZaSu Pitts, Phillips Holmes, Mary Brian, Ned Sparks, Lew Cody, June Brewster, and Harold Waldridge.


Is it worth the watch? If you like old movies where people talk at double-speed and look like they haven't slept in three days, then yeah, sure. If you need a movie to make sense or have a moral center, stay away. This is for the folks who want to see 1934 version of a tabloid fever dream. ZaSu Pitts is doing her usua...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Is it worth the watch? If you like old movies where people talk at double-speed and look like they haven't slept in three days, then yeah, sure. If you need a movie to make sense or have a moral center, stay away. This is for the folks who want to see 1934 version of a tabloid fever dream. ZaSu Pitts is doing her usual thing, which is essentially being the only person in the room who looks like they’re having a nervous breakdown while everyone else is busy being a jerk. It’s weirdly hypnotic. S..."
Bruce Manning, Garrett Fort, Vera Caspary
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