The first time I saw this on VHS I was somewhat disappointed, mainly because it isn't nearly as non-stop hilarious as IT'S A GIFT, but now that I have seen it again on the great new DVD set, I appreciate it much more. The opening scene with the burglars goes on a tad too long, but it is still quite funny, as is the classic sequence of Fields receiving several traffic tickets in a row. The character of his wife undergoes a transformation toward the end that makes no sense, and it is curious that the filmmakers and Fields didn't just kick the character to the curb, so it's not really a happy ending even though Fields gets his job back for higher pay. All in all, this is one of the better Fields vehicles as he is in pretty much every scene and there is no romantic subplot (or any other subplots) bogging things down! DVD print is fine considering the age of the material.
Review of Man on the Flying Trapeze
