A scientist's obsessive jealousy about his wife, a professional opera singer, endangers their marriage..
Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for black-and-white melodramas where everyone talks like they’re reciting a play, you might get a kick out of this. If you prefer movies where characters don’t spend every waking minute being insecure, maybe skip it. It’s a very specific brand of 1935 jealousy that feels both ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Frank R. Strayer
William Parke
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for black-and-white melodramas where everyone talks like they’re reciting a play, you might get a kick out of this. If you prefer movies where characters don’t spend every waking minute being insecure, maybe skip it. It’s a very specific brand of 1935 jealousy that feels both ancient and kind of exhausting. Lois Wilson is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. She plays the opera singer with this sort of forced grace that makes you wonder if she’s actually..."
Karen DeWolf
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