Directed by Anthony Asquith
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Kino)
An escaped convict goes to the remote home of the girl who spurned him. In a long flashback, we learn how the barber invited the manicurist to the talkies one night and fell in love, though she could not return it. Instead, she falls in love with one of his customers and gets engaged after one date. The critical scene happens when the customer sits in his barber chair for one close shave! Some interesting editing is on display, including the insert of a blood-red frame when the barber snaps. However, other scenes go on for too long, such as the one in the cinema, and the romantic melodrama is overemphasized.
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