Wonder Bar
by Lloyd Bacon
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Actor: Al Jolson, Dick Powell, Dolores del Rio, Kay Francis, Ricardo CortezDirector: Lloyd Bacon
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Running Time: 84 minutes
Release Date: 1998-09-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Studio: MGM (Warner)
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Movie Review: zany, outre, over the top
Summary: 3 Stars
t's interesting to see the wide variety ratings here instead of the usual Amazon five's and one's. It is not shocking although it is complex. It is like a three-ring circus with the antics occurring while the show goes on rather than an opera were the show illustrates the action. Three men love Delores del Rio, there is intrigue involving a bracelet hidden for insurance purposes, multiple breakups, two older men cheating on their wives who are trying to cheat on them (they were pretty free-wheeling and funny), a man whipping his girlfriend (they are dancing) as part of the show and non-stop action.There are pre-code references to adultery and homosexuality but those never should have been banned in the first place. Berkeley's choreography is terrific as always. The problem is that there is too much going on and the plot is hard to follow especially at this pace. Although I try to place the black-face number into historical context, I just can't tolerate it and it lasts around a third of the movie. Overall, I'm glad I watched it; very unusual but very flawed and strange and I didn't find myself identifying with any particular character. It all around amoral rather than immoral.
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