A mother and father try to find a way to protect their young daughter against the influences of booze, wild parties and (gasp!) dancing during the Jazz Age..
Should you watch this? Honestly, unless you are a die-hard completist of 1920s domestic dramas, you might find this one a bit of a slog. It’s for the folks who love silent-era costume details and that specific brand of moral panic that only old movies can deliver. If you hate slow pacing or characters who spend half th...
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"Should you watch this? Honestly, unless you are a die-hard completist of 1920s domestic dramas, you might find this one a bit of a slog. It’s for the folks who love silent-era costume details and that specific brand of moral panic that only old movies can deliver. If you hate slow pacing or characters who spend half the film looking scandalized by a saxophone, stay far away. The whole thing feels like a stern lecture delivered by your great-grandparents. You have these parents running around in..."
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