Review of Madam Satan (1930) by Patti C — 25 May 2014

DeMille's only musical is one of the strangest movies ever made; a hodgepodge of production numbers, sappy story, and disaster film aboard a zeppelin.

This review of Madam Satan (1930) was written by Patti C on 25 May 2014.

Madam Satan has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Elliott Stein (27) for Film Comment Magazine (842) on 11 Dec 2017

It is an oddity and a half, but not nearly as good a picture as Dynamite, made by De Mille the year before, also starring the delicious Kay Johnson…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 04 Mar 2014

New York blimp party. Vampy women. Etc…

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By Caleb M (788) on 21 Oct 2008

A riotously fun pre-code melodrama that perhaps features the best (maybe only?) use of a zeppelin mascaraed party in the history of the cinema…

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By Antonius B (353) on 19 Dec 2017

The first part of this movie is just awful, and I think everyone but the most forgiving of viewers will find themselves rolling their eyes,…

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By Rob Gonsalves (1,031) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 30 Sep 2015

Once it starts to sparkle, it doesn't stop until it stops…

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