"A MERRY WHIRL of DAZZLING PARISIAN BACK-STAGE LIFE"21 March 1928Drama, Music137 mins
An odd and tightly directed tale of a singer/dancer at the Moulin Rouge, who meets her daughter's fiance, only to have him fall obsessively in love with her and she with him. Alienation, betrayal and near tragedy result.
Watch the official Moulin Rouge 1928 trailer in HD below.
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A press sheet printed in Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World in 1928 put forth the suggestion that “people in the need of a good hearty laugh should take this opportunity of getting it” by seeing a newly released comedy by Warner Bros.
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