A Viennese composer Von Kemper (John St.Polis), who after murdering both his unfaithful wife and royal lover, flees to America with his young daughter Elsa (Alice Day).
Alright, so 'The Melody Man' is one of those old-school flicks, super early sound era. If you've got a soft spot for pre-Code melodrama where music literally unearths a forgotten crime, you might find something here. But for most folks looking for a Saturday night movie? Probably a hard pass. It's a curious watch, thou...
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"Alright, so 'The Melody Man' is one of those old-school flicks, super early sound era. If you've got a soft spot for pre-Code melodrama where music literally unearths a forgotten crime, you might find something here. But for most folks looking for a Saturday night movie? Probably a hard pass. It's a curious watch, though, if you like seeing how films tried to stitch together a story with the newfangled 'talking picture' technology. 🎬 The setup is pretty wild from the jump. We meet Von Kemper, ..."
Herbert Fields, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, Howard J. Green
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