Movies and TvShows featuring "big-town-blues" theme.
Millie, a neglected wife, falls in love with a charming older man. They begin a passionate affair, leading to betrayal and heartbreak. Set in a small town, Millie's desires for love and excitement collide with societal expectations and consequences.
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A cautionary tale for aspiring flappers. Five of six reels survive.
A federal agent poses as a criminal to infiltrate a gang of parolees seeking vengeance on the lawmen who jailed them.
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A small-town, jazz-mad girl, Peggy Marston (Dorothy Revier), becomes involved with a pair of society thieves, Maurice Dumond (Armand Kalis) and Maxine (Mildred Harris), and finds herself falsely accused of possession of stolen jewels.
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