In the style of Gogol's Inspector General: When a traveling salesman arrives in the car of a government official, the powers that be of a small town think he's the auditor and try to throw him off the track about their disorderly finances..
If you have a thing for old-school farces where everyone is sweating through their collars, The Town Stands on Its Head is worth your time. It's basically a game of 'who can be the most nervous' played by a town full of greedy idiots. If you hate movies where the whole plot hinges on one simple lie that nobody bothers ...
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"If you have a thing for old-school farces where everyone is sweating through their collars, The Town Stands on Its Head is worth your time. It's basically a game of 'who can be the most nervous' played by a town full of greedy idiots. If you hate movies where the whole plot hinges on one simple lie that nobody bothers to correct, you’re gonna have a bad time here. There is this one scene where they are trying to wine and dine the salesman, and the timing is just deliciously clumsy. Nobody is on..."
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