It's 1936, the height of the Depression, and things are tough all over - even in the luxurious first class cabin of Max and George, Broadway's hottest hitmakers. When their ship returns to New York in five days, they must deliver a copy of their latest comedy smash. There's just one small problem: Max has discovered Karl Marx. Now he wants to write trenchant social drama for the proletariat, not bang-up comedy for the bourgeoisie. Can their agent convince Max of the error of his ways and avoid going back to selling bibles? Will George be able to sneak punch-lines into Max's "Communist Manifesto"? Nelson's riotous farce masterfully mixed the classic screwball comedies of the '30s with an acerbic wit and political satire that is purely contemporary.