If this is print is the cornerstone for "meticulous restoration," I'd hate to see what not so meticulous restoration looks like.
This print is horrible.
Withour spoliers, the movie begins with a guy in a rubber mask who looks more like the original Batman than Satan handing out flyers that say something to the effect of "One way Ticket" No coming back. All you have to do is give me your soul."
And somehowm he gets quite a number of takers. One guy says "let's give it a try!"
The train takes off an then the moral play begins in short chapters of what's immoral - dance, drink, you get the idea. Only none of these sinners are on the train! They are all in some house.
The film has a 1930 copyright -- well into the sound era, but it's silent with a pianotrack. Not sure if this is the original track or not.
So all kinds of bad things happen while the devil rejoices. Over and over.
It's a marginally interesting period piece that grows tedious after about 10 of the 50 minutes. To be truthful, I fast forwarded quite a bit because it was just too repetitcious.
But that train keeps a-rolling.
This print is horrible.
Withour spoliers, the movie begins with a guy in a rubber mask who looks more like the original Batman than Satan handing out flyers that say something to the effect of "One way Ticket" No coming back. All you have to do is give me your soul."
And somehowm he gets quite a number of takers. One guy says "let's give it a try!"
The train takes off an then the moral play begins in short chapters of what's immoral - dance, drink, you get the idea. Only none of these sinners are on the train! They are all in some house.
The film has a 1930 copyright -- well into the sound era, but it's silent with a pianotrack. Not sure if this is the original track or not.
So all kinds of bad things happen while the devil rejoices. Over and over.
It's a marginally interesting period piece that grows tedious after about 10 of the 50 minutes. To be truthful, I fast forwarded quite a bit because it was just too repetitcious.
But that train keeps a-rolling.