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Year
1927
Runtime
88 min.
Director
Alan Crosland
Genres
Drama, Romance, Musical, Music
Rating *
6.4
Votes *
7,710
Checks
3,652
Favs
59
Dislikes
63
Favs/checks
1.6% (1:62)
Favs/dislikes
1:1
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  1. tapiridae's avatar

    tapiridae

    Perhaps it's fascinating as a historical document, but as a movie it's plain awful. The silent/talkie combo is aggravating. The plot is not very interesting. I can understand that people at the time saw this as a gizmo. 12 years 2 months ago
  2. EssexMutant's avatar

    EssexMutant

    I think I'm 85 years too late to appreciate this film. Then again, maybe it was dull in the first place. 11 years 4 months ago
  3. timmy_501's avatar

    timmy_501

    This is a very poorly made film. I also think it's responsible for causing the shift to sound before the technology was really ready, certainly most early talkies are quite clumsy, especially compared to the cinematically rich silents. In any case, the hybrid sound/silent thing here was arbitrary and the casual use of black face isn't doing this any favors. 11 years 8 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #36 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  2. This movie ranks #45 in BFI's 100 Film Musicals
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  3. This movie ranks #71 in Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films
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  4. This movie ranks #185 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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  5. This movie ranks #423 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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  6. This movie ranks #581 in Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown
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