Con artists use a member of a European royal family to swindle a major jewelry company..
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you are the kind of person who gets a kick out of watching 1920s actors try to look suave while holding a prop phone. If you want a tight, logical heist movie, skip this. But if you like watching how people in the silent-to-talkie transition era thought a 'scam' worked, pull up ...
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George B. Seitz
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you are the kind of person who gets a kick out of watching 1920s actors try to look suave while holding a prop phone. If you want a tight, logical heist movie, skip this. But if you like watching how people in the silent-to-talkie transition era thought a 'scam' worked, pull up a chair. 🚇 The whole premise hinges on this European royal being dragged into a jewelry heist. It’s exactly the kind of high-society swindle that makes Dancing Mothers feel like ..."
Julia Griffith
George B. Seitz
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