A husband who listens to jazz instead of mopping the floor is brained with a mop by his wife; he dreams he's King of Jazzmania, a land of soapsuds where Louis Armstrong performs 'I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You' and 'Shine'..
Phil Cohan
United States

Is it worth your time? If you like vintage jazz or just want to see something truly bizarre from the 1930s, yes. If you need a plot that actually makes sense or follows some kind of logical flow, you should probably skip it. It's essentially a fever dream set to music. The whole thing starts with a husband who decides...

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"Is it worth your time? If you like vintage jazz or just want to see something truly bizarre from the 1930s, yes. If you need a plot that actually makes sense or follows some kind of logical flow, you should probably skip it. It's essentially a fever dream set to music. The whole thing starts with a husband who decides he’d rather listen to jazz than mop the floor. Honestly, I get it. But his wife clearly doesn’t, because she swings a mop at his head with enough force to send him straight into a..."


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