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If you are looking for something to put on while you fold laundry, Raise the Roof might be your speed. It’s a 1930s musical that feels exactly like 1930—a little creaky, very loud, and full of people who seem to be shouting their lines at a wall. It is worth watching if you have a soft spot for early British talkies o...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Walter Summers
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"If you are looking for something to put on while you fold laundry, Raise the Roof might be your speed. It’s a 1930s musical that feels exactly like 1930—a little creaky, very loud, and full of people who seem to be shouting their lines at a wall. It is worth watching if you have a soft spot for early British talkies or if you just want to see Betty Balfour doing her thing. She was a massive star back then, and you can sort of see why, even through the grainy film. 📽️ People who hate stagey, t..."
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Walter Summers, Philip MacDonald
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