Film about a pair of traveling entertainers and con-men and their problems with jobs, money and women. We follow them in a period there it goes downhill with engagements. It's hard for them to realize that entertainers of their kind are about to become extinct.
Laila
Yrsa
Neglected Wife
Vivian, Charles' Ex-Wife
Film about a pair of traveling entertainers and con-men and their problems with jobs, money and women. We follow them in a period there it goes downhill with engagements. It's hard for them to realize that entertainers of their kind are about to become extinct.
1981-02-27
7.4
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