Poppy
NR
6.7
1936
1 hr 15 min
Comedy
Carny con artist and snake-oil salesman Eustace McGargle tries to stay one step ahead of the sheriff but is completely devoted to his beloved daughter Poppy.
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- Cast：
- W.C. Fields , Rochelle Hudson , Richard Cromwell , Catherine Doucet , Lynne Overman , Granville Bates , Maude Eburne
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Reviews
Sorry, this movie sucks
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The acting in this movie is really good.
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what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
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The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
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