Two goofball tourists in an exotic foreign location flirt with a cigarette girl, annoy a magician and awaken a monster..
Look, if you have twenty minutes to kill and love old-school slapstick, Sham Poo, the Magician is worth a quick peek today. Modern audiences who need actual logic or clean audio will absolutely hate it, though. 🤷♂️ It is a weird little relic from the early sound era. The plot is barely there, mostly just an excuse t...
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"Look, if you have twenty minutes to kill and love old-school slapstick, Sham Poo, the Magician is worth a quick peek today. Modern audiences who need actual logic or clean audio will absolutely hate it, though. 🤷♂️ It is a weird little relic from the early sound era. The plot is barely there, mostly just an excuse to throw a bunch of gag writers in a room and see what sticks. We get these two goofy American tourists who are just incredibly obnoxious. They are wandering around some "exotic" f..."
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