

Taint Calico Blues
Overview
A lovelorn young man takes his new jazz-cat persona out for a midweek test drive and meets a cautionary older double, Taint Calico, who's proof that some costumes become cages.
Top Cast
Max Mayer-Rayment
Narrator

Mike Booth
Taint Calico
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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