This was a screen version of the 1925 operetta by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Herbert Stohart, and George Gershwin. The story of the movie is about a peasant who is known as "The Flame" who leads a revolution in Russia.
If you are looking for a masterpiece of cinema, you should probably keep walking. This is a movie for the history nerds or people who like seeing how weird early sound films could get. It is a musical about the Russian Revolution. Yes, you read that right. I think most modern audiences would find this painfully slow....
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"If you are looking for a masterpiece of cinema, you should probably keep walking. This is a movie for the history nerds or people who like seeing how weird early sound films could get. It is a musical about the Russian Revolution. Yes, you read that right. I think most modern audiences would find this painfully slow. But if you have a soft spot for early Technicolor, there is something here for you. The story follows a girl named Aniuta, played by Bernice Claire. They call her "The Flame" bec..."
Otto A. Harbach, Gordon Rigby, Oscar Hammerstein II
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