The story deals with the college rivalry of a piccolo player and an All-American halfback on the football team who both love the same co-ed. After graduation they carry their their feud and collegiate ideas over into the department store business.
Should you bother? If you have a high tolerance for 1930s musical comedy shenanigans, you might find something to love here. But if you hate radio-era humor or characters who break into song for no reason, stay far, far away. It is not a masterpiece, but it is definitely a trip. The weirdness factor The whole premise ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Norman Taurog
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"Should you bother? If you have a high tolerance for 1930s musical comedy shenanigans, you might find something to love here. But if you hate radio-era humor or characters who break into song for no reason, stay far, far away. It is not a masterpiece, but it is definitely a trip. The weirdness factor The whole premise of a piccolo player fighting a football hero is inherently silly. Then they move into the department store business. Who writes this stuff? It feels like three different movies duc..."
Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin, George Marion Jr., John McDermott
United States
