
Is this thing worth your time? Honestly? Only if you like your early talkies served with a side of bizarre, rhyming dialogue and zero logical consistency. If you want a straightforward story, run away. If you want to see a man with an axe try to stop a jazz band from playing, you’ve found your holy grail. It starts wi...

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

Sam Baerwitz

Reggie Morris
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"Is this thing worth your time? Honestly? Only if you like your early talkies served with a side of bizarre, rhyming dialogue and zero logical consistency. If you want a straightforward story, run away. If you want to see a man with an axe try to stop a jazz band from playing, you’ve found your holy grail. It starts with this preacher, Mr. Blue Laws, who sounds exactly like you’d expect—cranky and obsessed with misery. He teams up with Mr. Public Opinion, and the whole thing is written in rhyme...."

Thelma White
Sammy Timberg, Herman Timberg
United States

1920 · IMDb —
Reggie Morris

