Directed by Tod Browning
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
John Gilbert is a carnival barker and showman in Hungary. His magnetic personality draws the attention of every girl visitor, much to the chagrin of his ex-girlfriend who stars as Salome in one of the shows. Gilbert's latest conquest is the daughter of a sheep herder with a wad of cash that Gilbert can't resist. He dupes her of the money but spends the rest of the film trying to get out of the resulting mess. John Barrymore is a thief and murderer who has taken up with Salome, and also has his eyes on the cash. A subplot involving Salome's blind father and a brother in military prison gets a bit too much time. Watch out for the poisonous iguana!
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