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Joe E. Brown, Ann Dvorak, Patricia Ellis, William Gargan, Joseph Cawthorn ... see more see more... , Henry O'Neill , Arthur Treacher , Gordon Westcott , Joseph Crehan , William Demarest , William "Wild Bill" Elliott , Clarence H. Wilson

Joe E. Brown's extensive circus and burlesque training serve him well in this familiar but likeable yarn. Brown and Ann Dvorak stars as small-time vaudevillians Joe and Fay Wilson, presently employed ... read more read more...by a seedy burlesque troupe. Also on tour with the Wilsons is society girl Peggy (Patricia Ellis), who's merely joined the troupe for a few laughs. Publicity agent Daniel Wheeler (William Gargan) offers Joe a big-time contract, but only if he will team up with Peggy. Surprisingly, Fay goes along with this, though she soon has reason to regret her generosity. The film's many intrigues give way to slapstick when Joe commandeers an airplane to expedite a reconciliation with his ever-loving spouse. The film's comic highlight is Joe E. Brown's "drunken mouse" routine, which later caused him courtroom trouble when comedian Bert Wheeler insisted that the bit was his personal property. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Busby Berkeley

Release Date: July 27, 1935

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