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Cleo inherits a carnival and announces in the newspapers that her show will be operated free of all grifters, dips, three-shell men, confidence artists, and hookers. Flash and Luke, a couple of dips, see in this policy their big c...
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"Perennial supporting man Alan Hale gets a rare starring role as the title character in this engaging Tay Garnett picture set amongst the grifters and pick-pockets plying their trade in Rene Adoree's carnival. It's Fred Kohler as the chief villain who provides the sparks, however...."
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Was filmed mostly silent but included a few talking sequences using the RCA Photophone System. These sequences are missing from existing prints. NY Times critic Mordaunt Hall thought the talkie parts were unnecessary but found Renée Adorée's French accent "quite captivating".
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Cleo inherits a carnival and announces in the newspapers that her show will be operated free of all grifters, dips, three-shell men, confidence artists, and hookers. Flash and Luke, a couple of dips, see in this policy their big c...