Colonel Lotovski rapes the Innkeeper's wife and blinds him. 6 years later, his crime may be punished.
Should you watch The Red Sword tonight? Only if you aren't already feeling down, because this thing is bleak for a movie made in 1929. If you usually go for light stuff like Duck Inn or maybe Playin' Hookey, you are going to hate this. It is basically a punch in the stomach that takes its time to land. The whole plot...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Should you watch The Red Sword tonight? Only if you aren't already feeling down, because this thing is bleak for a movie made in 1929. If you usually go for light stuff like Duck Inn or maybe Playin' Hookey, you are going to hate this. It is basically a punch in the stomach that takes its time to land. The whole plot starts with Colonel Lotovski, who is played by Alan Roscoe with this permanent sneer that makes you want to throw a shoe at the screen. He’s just a bad guy through and through, no..."
Stanner E.V. Taylor, Randolph Bartlett, Wyndham Gittens
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