A millionaire father hires an out-of-work woman to lure his son away from a gold digger..


You should probably watch this if you have a thing for early 1930s talkies that feel like they were filmed inside a very quiet library. It’s perfect for people who like to see how movies used to struggle with sound, but if you want something with, you know, pacing, you will probably hate this. The whole thing feels li...

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

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"You should probably watch this if you have a thing for early 1930s talkies that feel like they were filmed inside a very quiet library. It’s perfect for people who like to see how movies used to struggle with sound, but if you want something with, you know, pacing, you will probably hate this. The whole thing feels like a stage play that someone accidentally caught on film. It’s not 'cinematic' in the way we think of it now, but there is something deeply charming about how awkward it is. The s..."

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Robert Milton, Wallace Smith, Guy Bolton
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