Less a Burns and Allen comedy and more a story of survival and the embarrassment caused by family, this has far too many defects caused by the excessive directions it tries to go in. The plot surrounds a down on his luck song writer and a former carny girl who strike up a romance while she fears the revelation of her trashy family's occupation. This is the one time I want to say Goodnight Gracie and mean goodbye because the character she plays is totally amoral, even reciting her usual silly malapropisms. Everything she says reeks of being a total opportunist. She has a much seen skit involving getting out of a traffic ticket that too many comics did over and over.
The film is honestly more interesting when it focuses on the romantic situation of Dixie Lee and Joe Morrison. While Burns and Allen had great success in two-reelers and their long running sitcom, their best features had them in support or as part of an ensemble. Even top-billed in leads, they often over stay their welcome, and Allen is particularly annoying trying to do an "I'm No Angel" like impression of Mae West while singing at a carny. J.C. Nugent is the obnoxiously drunk father and Lee Kohlmar the kindly music store owner who helps Lee and Morrison out by giving them a job.
The film is honestly more interesting when it focuses on the romantic situation of Dixie Lee and Joe Morrison. While Burns and Allen had great success in two-reelers and their long running sitcom, their best features had them in support or as part of an ensemble. Even top-billed in leads, they often over stay their welcome, and Allen is particularly annoying trying to do an "I'm No Angel" like impression of Mae West while singing at a carny. J.C. Nugent is the obnoxiously drunk father and Lee Kohlmar the kindly music store owner who helps Lee and Morrison out by giving them a job.