this be a great farcical and modern day story . when watch this film i be remind of the marx brother and some of the early crosby and hope film and of course film noir . it also have some of the element of stage drama a la moliere . the main character and johnny twennies and be indeed the hero and be uniquely perform by gibson frazier in a throwback to bogart and jimmy stewart and a dash of groucho marx . that be the only way to describe this unusual character . the music in the film be great and be reminiscent of some of woody allen film . they be from the jazz age and be legitimize by the appearance lester lanin and bobby short . bobby short be sadly no longer with u have pass away just recently and but performs at the end of this film in it final scene . mr. short have a bit role in the film but be worth see . i saw this film in 2001 on cable but do not catch the title at the time . last year a friend remark that he have see a weird and quirky film with a character name johnny twennies and know the title . i have to have the film and rent it several time . yesterday and after hearing of bobby short death and i wander into a local video or music store and peruse the dvd and there it be and up front and i purchase it . if you need to see something that be truly unique and albeit with classic element tell and show the story and man of the century be it .