This is one of the best silent films that I've seen. Its a great mix of tragedy and comedy with visuals and lessons that are still modern. Its a painful tale of conformity and the American dream without the implausibly happy Hollywood ending. Before Hollywood set its rules, a mainstream film could experiment and say what it wanted to say more easily. Gore Vidal gets the lion's share of the credit as the director of this lyrical and balanced epic of 1920s realism. But the lead John Murray is so impressive in his vulnerability and believable naivety.
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