Feel My Pulse

Feel My Pulse

It's nicer to be Cuddled than Coddled!

1928 · 86 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy

A rich but hypochondriac heiress inherits a sanitarium. What she doesn't know is that it is a front for bootleggers, and a hideout for criminals on the run from the law.

Directed by Gregory La Cava · Written by Nicholas T. Barrows

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