The Big Idea

The Big Idea

Year: 1934

Runtime: 19 mins

Language: English

Director: William Beaudine

Comedy

Ted Healy runs the one‑room “Big Idea Scenario Company,” a service that promises ideas on demand. His solitary work is repeatedly disrupted by a bizarre lineup of visitors: a man brandishing a machine gun, a woman who scatters wastebasket contents across the floor, and a trio of musicians performing “Marching Through Georgia” on instruments.

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