I really wanted to like this movie since I am going through W.C. Fields' films. I just became really bored especially towards the end. It seemed like the courtroom scene was so repetitive, and long, and dull. I remember Buster Keaton talking about how he hated this kind of movie, in which one line of dialogue ("This is your granddaughter") would end the movie. It just doesn't ring true. I also am not a big Carol Dempster fan, I think she is good in light comedy, but not in drama. I did enjoy seeing some of Fields' routines, but they were few and far between. However, the print was amazing looking, and music worked well with the movie. 5 out of 10, in my opinion.
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