A Bizarre, Surreal Combination of Elaborate, Extravagant, Eye-Popping Musical Staging and a Melodramatic Story of an Egomaniacal Ventriloquist Romance.
Viewed and Considered Separately the Duel Presentation Plays Fine.
Trouble is when put Together as a Montage it's about as Clunky as it Gets in these Early Sound Experiments.
Erich Von Stroheim Dominates the Thespians but gets Good Support with Betty Compson's Non-Musical Dramatics.
The "Dummy" Otto is Surprisingly Uninteresting and is Used Mostly Straight.
The Musical Stage Revue is Surreal, Art-Deco, Over-the-Top with some Startling Choreography and Knock-Out Visuals that were Filmed in Color, but the Footage is Lost.
Overall, a Great Portal into the Machinations of Film-Making at the Transitional Period between Silent and Sound.
A Visual Treat, but those Expecting the Breakdown of an On-the-Edge Ventriloquist that has become a Staple in Horror-Fantasy, will be Disappointed.
Viewed and Considered Separately the Duel Presentation Plays Fine.
Trouble is when put Together as a Montage it's about as Clunky as it Gets in these Early Sound Experiments.
Erich Von Stroheim Dominates the Thespians but gets Good Support with Betty Compson's Non-Musical Dramatics.
The "Dummy" Otto is Surprisingly Uninteresting and is Used Mostly Straight.
The Musical Stage Revue is Surreal, Art-Deco, Over-the-Top with some Startling Choreography and Knock-Out Visuals that were Filmed in Color, but the Footage is Lost.
Overall, a Great Portal into the Machinations of Film-Making at the Transitional Period between Silent and Sound.
A Visual Treat, but those Expecting the Breakdown of an On-the-Edge Ventriloquist that has become a Staple in Horror-Fantasy, will be Disappointed.