As part of Rainey's circus, Dad Denton returns to the town where he is supposedly wanted for murder. His old enemy McDonald spots him without his clown makeup and sets his men up to murder him during his high wire act.
Should you watch this? If you like movies that feel like they were made in a weekend and smell like old theater seats, sure. You’ll probably hate this if you need a plot that actually makes sense or characters who don’t act like they’re in a silent film even when they’re talking. It’s a 1933 curio, folks. Keep your exp...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Robert N. Bradbury
Wilfred Lucas
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"Should you watch this? If you like movies that feel like they were made in a weekend and smell like old theater seats, sure. You’ll probably hate this if you need a plot that actually makes sense or characters who don’t act like they’re in a silent film even when they’re talking. It’s a 1933 curio, folks. Keep your expectations grounded. There is something inherently creepy about clowns in these early talkies. Bob Burns as Dad Denton spends half the movie trying to look sad behind the makeup, a..."
Harry L. Fraser, John P. McCarthy, Robert N. Bradbury
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