Takes place in four night clubs and in each there is a good act: The dancing of Kay, Katja and Kay, Thelma Leeds singing, an ensemble number poking fun at the Shirley Temple craze, and Charlotte Arren doing her burlesque of a prima donna..
A. Dorian Otvos, George J. Bennett
United States
If you're the type of person who digs through deep-cut archives looking for forgotten musical curiosities, The Doorman's Opera is probably worth a look. It is short, weird, and feels like it was filmed in a fever dream. If you need a coherent story or pacing that makes sense, you are going to hate this with a burning p...
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Edgar Jones
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"If you're the type of person who digs through deep-cut archives looking for forgotten musical curiosities, The Doorman's Opera is probably worth a look. It is short, weird, and feels like it was filmed in a fever dream. If you need a coherent story or pacing that makes sense, you are going to hate this with a burning passion. The whole thing is basically four clubs, four acts, and a lot of stage makeup. The premise is so flimsy it barely exists. We follow a doorman, and for some reason, we just..."
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