I don't know what to say about this film except **It Stinks** W.C Fields would star in one or two more films after this prior to his death. I have watched most of his films and I can't think of one time I have laughed at any of his antics. If I was to say anything about this film I would say it is slow and meandering and without a payoff.
I watch and love many old films and the reason I watched this one was to see Shemp Howard in a non stooges role and he is very underused in this film I think that back sixty years ago W.C Fields was probably funny to people and that was his charm, but his films today don't make any sense, because his jokes come from a lazy no good buffoon, who has no ambition, no drive, no anything!! The women in this film are bitches, and the kids are brats, and the businessmen are cold hearted bastards!! (*1/2 Out Of *****) And The *1/2 is for technical achievement towards the end Very Terrible Film!!
I watch and love many old films and the reason I watched this one was to see Shemp Howard in a non stooges role and he is very underused in this film I think that back sixty years ago W.C Fields was probably funny to people and that was his charm, but his films today don't make any sense, because his jokes come from a lazy no good buffoon, who has no ambition, no drive, no anything!! The women in this film are bitches, and the kids are brats, and the businessmen are cold hearted bastards!! (*1/2 Out Of *****) And The *1/2 is for technical achievement towards the end Very Terrible Film!!