Review of Tell Your Children (1938) by Kal B — 06 Jul 2008

This is hilarious just cuz people took this so seriously back then.

This review of Tell Your Children (1938) was written by Kal B on 06 Jul 2008.

Tell Your Children has generally received negative reviews.

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