Early in the century, high-spirited Irishman, Jasper Horn, drives a horse-drawn New York streetcar. But the electric era is beginning, so what's wrong with celebrating by having a drink while he's driving the tram? If it's only beer? Jasper and his wife, the teetotal daughter of a preacher, have a baby boy.
Alright, so we're talking about _The Great Jasper_ from 1933 here. And look, if you’re a fan of those old pre-Code dramas where people just make incredibly messy decisions and then somehow have to live with them, sometimes for decades, this one might actually hit a sweet spot. It’s got that specific kind of early Holly...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
J. Walter Ruben
William Parke
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"Alright, so we're talking about _The Great Jasper_ from 1933 here. And look, if you’re a fan of those old pre-Code dramas where people just make incredibly messy decisions and then somehow have to live with them, sometimes for decades, this one might actually hit a sweet spot. It’s got that specific kind of early Hollywood energy, a mix of charm and sometimes _really_ clunky morality. If you need your main character to be a shining beacon of virtue, or if you prefer a perfectly sensible plot, ho..."
Richard Dix
Fulton Oursler, H.W. Hanemann, Samuel Ornitz
United States
