adultery   independent film   thanksgiving   dream sequence   dream   ex convict   christmas   family relationships   marriage proposal   character name in title   father son relationship   new york city   singing   urban setting   manhattan new york city   psychiatrist   exploitation   flashback   dancer   airport   dysfunctional family   father daughter relationship   winter   infidelity   escaped convict   ex husband ex wife relationship   teenage girl   divorce   actor   jogging   x ray   engagement   ghost   kitchen   reference to napoleon   unwanted kiss   waiter   wealth   halloween   maid   stepbrother stepsister relationship   police inspector   directed by co star   chinese american   world war two   fiancé fiancée relationship   transvestism   homophobia   narrated by character   reference to gustav mahler   mannequin   broken engagement   autumn   engagement ring   atheist   lingerie slip   secret life   opposites attract   female removes her clothes   tourist   wake   affair   jewelry store   reference to adolf hitler   venice italy   cross dressing   operation   transsexual   christmas eve   gondola   angora   angora sweater   sex change   stock footage   funeral home   ensemble film   mad scientist   parolee   fiancee   canal   diamond ring   scientist   jumping rope   man in woman's clothes   wife leaves husband   ex wife   german american   stepfather   steel mill   grandfather   reference to noel coward   senility   engaged couple   male in female clothes   semi documentary   sweater   trick or treating   marx brothers   fancy restaurant   half brother half sister relationship   liberal   central park   written and directed by cast member   peephole   reference to vincent van gogh   reference to edgar allan poe   benefit   cracker jacks   father son antagonism   gondolier   groucho marx impersonator   harpo marx impersonator   impromptu dancing   impromptu singing   marx brothers costume party   painting in museum   park avenue   political conservatism   racehorse   rap concert   reference to bernardo bertolucci   reference to helen of troy   reference to kirk douglas   reference to lochinvar   reference to petrarch   reference to polo grounds   reference to tintoretto   upper east side manhattan new york city   jeweler   reference to william faulkner   white lingerie slip   cult favorite   hospital   mistaken identity   cult film   suicide   female removes her dress   voice over narration   restaurant   nightmare   newspaper headline   song   newspaper   extramarital affair   unfaithfulness   lightning   surrealism   redemption   robbery   told in flashback   transvestite   paris france   stable