Mr. Jones

Jones, a man in his thirties on a manic high, hands out hundred-dollar bills, tests out pianos at a music showroom, has a playful afternoon tryst with a blonde pickup at a fancy hotel and walks down the aisle at a packed symphony hall in a burst of enthusiasm and shows the conductor a thing or two about conducting Beethoven. This naturally gets him carted away as a loony, diagnosed as a ‘bipolar manic depressive’. But he's soon released, against the wishes of Dr. Libbie Bowen, who thinks the guy poses a real threat, particularly to himself … (Variety)

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