This quirky but elaborately produced mashup of science fiction, futurism, romance, comedy, music, and a dash of social commentary is by no means a great movie but, in its innocence, it is an oddly endearing one. Today's audience may be baffled by the leading role given to a Swedish ethnic comic, but apparently he was hot stuff for a while in 1930.
Keep alert for some sly jokes about Prohibition, Henry Ford, and, uh, the sexes.
It's about 15 minutes too long, the performances wooden, and the songs are almost instantly forgettable - still, it's such a novelty, I do urge you to catch it some time.
Keep alert for some sly jokes about Prohibition, Henry Ford, and, uh, the sexes.
It's about 15 minutes too long, the performances wooden, and the songs are almost instantly forgettable - still, it's such a novelty, I do urge you to catch it some time.