film in glorious black and white and man of the century ( motc ) be a funny and charm spoof of and tribute to the film of the 1920s and 30 and in which our roar twenty hero and good natured joe johnny twennies ( stage actor gibson frazier in a chipper and endear performance . he also co write and co produce this daft little gem with adam abraham ) just happen to be live in late 1990s manhattan . zany fish out of water hijinks and adventure ( johnny a newspaper reporter cover a hot crime and corruption story and doncha know ) and and snappy musical number ensue . motc be a short one joke movie ( a little under 80 minute ) and but the joke be put across delightfully and often remind me of early woody allen movie ( include the style of the end credit ) . the darndest people turn up in the cast and too and such a frank gorshin and anne jackson ( bill a madame du froid and for some reason ) and producer tony winner gary beach and susan egan ( our household have love egan and her brightly sultry voice since we hear her cartoon voice work in disney hercules and among others ) and bandleader lester lanin and and bobby short and the swanky saloon singer the big apple ever saw ( yes and he involve in at least one of the musical number represent ) ) . there even a sequence pay homage to the expressionism style of film making . i have see motc on the ifc channel and but it also available from netflix and so i highly recommend you rent or even buy it . this flicker top and and that no banana oil . represent ) .