What's the World Coming To

Set in a satirical vision of the year 2026, What’s the World Coming To presents a society where the traditional gender roles of the 1920s have been completely inverted. In this comedic utopia—or dystopia, depending on who you ask—women are the aggressive breadwinners, cigar-chomping executives, and street-side mashers, while men occupy the domestic sphere, fretting over their complexions and tending to household chores in ruffled aprons. The narrative follows a domestic dispute that spills into the public eye, highlighting the absurdity of social performance through a series of high-energy slapstick sequences. It is a film that uses the 'man in a dress' trope not just for a cheap laugh, but to hold a mirror to the rigid behavioral expectations of the era, all while maintaining the frantic, gag-heavy pace typical of a Hal Roach production.