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Movie poster: The Monkey Talks (1927)
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The Monkey Talks

1927 · 60 min Drama
5.6 / 10 · TMDB

In 1927 Olive Borden starred in Fox drama The Monkey Talks directed by Raoul Walsh. She played a circus performer who meets a man pretending to be a talking monkey.

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Year 1927
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director Raoul Walsh
Runtime 60 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.6/10 (4 votes)

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Raoul Walsh constructs a narrative of striking contrast, where the gaudy spectacle of the circus world frames an intimate, melancholic tale of two isolated souls. The film relies on the pure language of silent cinema, exploring themes of identity and performance through expressive gesture and visual metaphor.

What lingers after the final reel is a poignant question about authenticity, posed within a world built on deception. The line between human and attraction, truth and illusion, dissolves into a somber poetry. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Raoul Walsh

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