Polidor's Gramophone

1912

0h 9m

7.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Overview

In a scheme that is all the more convincing on silent film, Polydor attempts to fool a high-society mob with a no-talent singer who lip-synchs recordings from a hidden Gramophone. (MoMA)

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Produced by: Ernesto Maria Pasquali

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