Newspaper staffer Alice Woods persuades the editor to allow her to chase a story, that of prizefight contender Martin, who is about to fight for the championship. However, he does not know that his manager is preparing to double-cross him.
If you are looking for a masterpiece of cinema, look somewhere else. Speakeasy is definitely not that. But if you want to see what it looked like when Hollywood was literally tripping over its own feet to figure out sound, this is a gold mine. It’s 1929, and you can tell the actors are still scared of the microphones ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Benjamin Stoloff
Edward LeSaint
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"If you are looking for a masterpiece of cinema, look somewhere else. Speakeasy is definitely not that. But if you want to see what it looked like when Hollywood was literally tripping over its own feet to figure out sound, this is a gold mine. It’s 1929, and you can tell the actors are still scared of the microphones hidden in the flower vases. Every time someone speaks, they sort of lean in and enunciate like they are talking to a toddler. It’s hilarious and also a little bit exhausting to wat..."
George Rosener, Edwin J. Burke, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Edward Knoblock
United States
