once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting 
(ROOT (FRAG (ADVP (RB once)) (ADJP (RB overly) (JJ old) (HYPH -) (VBN fashioned)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ sudsy) (NN plotting)))))
(ROOT (FRAG (ADVP (RB )) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ ) (HYPH ) (VBN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP$ ) (JJ ) (NN )))))