Black Eyes (1939)
Directed by Herbert Brenon
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
An embarrassed headwaiter provides the basis for this classical tale set in pre-war Russia. He conceals his lowly profession from his daughter who eventually discovers the truth. Soon after, the father discovers that his daughter has been having sex with a wealthy businessman in one of the restaurant's private salons in exchange for the money she needs to buy the restaurant.
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bank-personnel, criminal, daughter, deception, diner, dream, escape, escaped-convict, establishment [business], extramarital-affair, family, father, financier, generation-gap, investing, liaison, loot, love, patron, prison, privacy, restaurant, stock-market, truth, violence, waiter
