A clerk falls in love with a beautiful dancer with the Ziegfeld Follies. Not being able to support the girl in the manner to which she is accustomed, he commits forgery in order to get the money to buy her an engagement ring.
So, is The Heart of a Follies Girl worth digging up today? Probably not for the casual Netflix scroller. This 1928 silent film is a specific kind of watch, really. If you’re deep into early Hollywood melodrama, or you’re a silent film completist, then yes, there’s something here. Otherwise, you might find yourself chec...
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"So, is The Heart of a Follies Girl worth digging up today? Probably not for the casual Netflix scroller. This 1928 silent film is a specific kind of watch, really. If you’re deep into early Hollywood melodrama, or you’re a silent film completist, then yes, there’s something here. Otherwise, you might find yourself checking your watch, or more likely, wondering if your projector speed is off. It’s a story about Robert, a bank clerk (Lowell Sherman), who gets absolutely swept off his feet by Mary..."
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