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Title: Painful to watch
Review: This film, made in 1934, was painful to watch. The story and script are very simple, with akward and over-the-top acting by most. The script included long, drawn out and very corny speeches by Will Rogers. But that's to be expected, since this film was made during the relatively early years of cinema. And the film quality isn't very good-the picture is very grainy. I also expected that the images and portrayals of African-Americans would be archaic and probably offensive. But I love movies for their historical value too. However, this film's treatment of Black characters is so racist and demeaning that I couldn't see anything else. I will only keep this in my collection as an example of cinema at its most mediocre.
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