
Horace Radish wants a drink, but Prohibition is in force. When all his other schemes fail, he heads to the Bootlegger's Haven Hotel with high hopes.

Billy Bletcher
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The Fermented Desperation of Horace RadishIn the cinematic tapestry of 1920, few films capture the immediate, visceral anxiety of the Prohibition era with the same frantic energy as Dry and Thirsty. Directed by and starring the versatile Billy Bletcher, this short-form comedy serves as a microcosm of a nation grappling...

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Craig Hutchinson

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"The Fermented Desperation of Horace RadishIn the cinematic tapestry of 1920, few films capture the immediate, visceral anxiety of the Prohibition era with the same frantic energy as Dry and Thirsty. Directed by and starring the versatile Billy Bletcher, this short-form comedy serves as a microcosm of a nation grappling with the sudden evaporation of its legal spirits. The narrative doesn't merely present a plot; it presents a condition—a chronic, yearning dehydration that drives our protagonist,..."


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