Jean Paurel is a womanizing opera star, who agrees to help Diana Page her career in order to take advantage of her. But instead he finds falling in love with her.


Alright, so if you're looking for something that just *moves* or has, like, really sharp pacing, you can probably skip The Great Lover. It's an early talkie from 1931, which means it comes with all the good and the kinda awkward stuff that era had. But if you're a film history buff, or you just dig seeing how movies we...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Alright, so if you're looking for something that just *moves* or has, like, really sharp pacing, you can probably skip The Great Lover. It's an early talkie from 1931, which means it comes with all the good and the kinda awkward stuff that era had. But if you're a film history buff, or you just dig seeing how movies were *made* back then, it's actually pretty interesting. Anyone expecting modern polish will probably hate it, though. 😬 Adolphe Menjou plays Jean Paurel, this big-shot opera star ..."
Leo Ditrichstein, Frederic Hatton, Robert E. Hopkins, Fanny Hatton
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