An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another. The dummy gives advice to the ventriloquist.
Is this worth watching today? Yeah, but only if you're into the kind of movies that feel like a fever dream you had while sick with a 102-degree fever. It is definitely for fans of early horror vibes or people who find ventriloquist dummies inherently upsetting. If you hate static, clunky early sound films or movies t...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
James Cruze
James Cruze
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"Is this worth watching today? Yeah, but only if you're into the kind of movies that feel like a fever dream you had while sick with a 102-degree fever. It is definitely for fans of early horror vibes or people who find ventriloquist dummies inherently upsetting. If you hate static, clunky early sound films or movies that stop dead for ten minutes to show a mediocre dance routine, you will probably hate this. It’s a very specific flavor of weird. The first thing you notice is Erich von Stroheim..."
Ben Hecht, Hugh Herbert
United States
