Lahr is the butler who holds a winning sweepstakes ticket. His fiancee, the cook, gets it and gives it to the chauffeur as security for money Lahr owes him.
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for 1930s slapstick and Bert Lahr’s specific brand of wide-eyed panic. If you’re looking for a tight script or anything that resembles logical human behavior, skip this. It’s a messy, breezy little thing that probably won't stay with you for more than ten mi...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for 1930s slapstick and Bert Lahr’s specific brand of wide-eyed panic. If you’re looking for a tight script or anything that resembles logical human behavior, skip this. It’s a messy, breezy little thing that probably won't stay with you for more than ten minutes after the credits roll. Lahr is doing his usual routine as the nervous, put-upon butler. He spends half the movie looking like he’s about to cry or explode, which is honestl..."
Bert Lahr
Marcy Klauber, Arthur L. Jarrett, David Freedman
United States
