A bored sultan threatens to chop off his jester's head unless the jester and his performers can entertain him..

Is this worth watching today? Only if you are a total nerd for film history or you have a strange obsession with 1930s hats. If you want a movie with a 'plot' or 'logic,' you should probably stay far away from this one. 🤡 It’s basically a talent show held at sword-point. That is the whole movie. The Sultan, played b...

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"Is this worth watching today? Only if you are a total nerd for film history or you have a strange obsession with 1930s hats. If you want a movie with a 'plot' or 'logic,' you should probably stay far away from this one. 🤡 It’s basically a talent show held at sword-point. That is the whole movie. The Sultan, played by Edward Lankow, looks like he stayed up all night and is now being forced to watch a school play. He is very, very grumpy. He tells the jester to make him laugh or he’s going to ..."
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