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# 584

Very elegant. The comedy is funny, the suspense is tense, the romance is charming, and the drama is touching. The story is a bit pat and melodramatic, but it clips along at a quick pace so that the 83 minutes feels like a half hour. All of the actors in this movie were superb. The sets and costumes were very well designed. The cinematography is very fine, at times remarkably impressive. The sleigh ride scene is gorgeous, and there's some marvelous camera movement that seems ahead of its time.

Great romance that flies through it's running time by touching on a variety of subjects with deftness both in the writing and in the filming. The acting is great all around and brings depth to a plot that's been done many times. Magda Schneider stands out thanks to an excellent finale. The light moments and tense moments are balanced nicely, though they do encroach on each other a bit and lessen the film's impact slightly.

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