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Billy Gilbert, who I will always love in The Music Box, gives a great performance as a somewhat nervous friend whose deal with buddy Vernon Dent to make wife Christine McIntyre a bit jealous backfires. McIntyre is very strong on one of her early shorts, taking on a main comic role. We also get to hear her sing. Dent is strong, as always, and Harry Edward's direction is above average. I love these old Columbia comedy shorts. I've seen so many that I've become familiar with that ubiquitous hallway-with-two-bedroom-doors Columbia shorts set that's also in this film.

If you really want to see what Milligan intended, skip the main film. It is cluttered with boring softcore inserts that are tedious. Seeds is an interesting film about a dysfunction family gathered for Christmas as the home of an almost insane Matriarch (Maggie Rogers) One of the family is killing off the family. It's a crude but fascinating look at palpable hate and loathing. There is not one character who is a positive person the viewer can like. One character, Carol, is interestingly played by Candy Hammond, who was briefly married to Milligan. As mentioned, the producers, concerned the film was too dark and not sexy enough, all true, inserted the straight, boring softcore stuff. It doesn't come close to matching the characters. As mentioned, go to extras and watch the Milligan print; you'll see a unique film that's not for all tastes but is a great sampling of Milligan's art.