A carousel barker falls in love with a young woman. Both are fired from their jobs, and when the young woman becomes pregnant, the carousel barker tries to help pull off a robbery, which goes wrong. Because of the robbery, he dies, and after spending time in hell, is sent back to earth for one day to try to make amends. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
Direction
Borzage turns a carousel into pure visual poetry
Acting
Farrell's swagger crumbles into devastating vulnerability
Production
Expressionist hell sets built for a spiritual epic
Director
Frank Borzage
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