Calvin Churchill, a confidence-man, and his sidekick/stooge, "Clip" McGurk, are being pursued by an Internal Revenue agent, Henry Potke, for their failure to file an income-tax on the advice of a shyster lawyer. They are hiding out at the Desert Springs Hotel-Resort, where Calvin is working a scam by posing as a stratosphere-flyer who is looking at making Desert Springs the base of his operations.
Is this thing worth your time? If you're a fan of old-timey slapstick or have a soft spot for Jack Benny just doing his thing, sure, dive in. If you need a movie with a plot that holds together better than wet tissue paper, skip it. It’s the kind of flick that feels like it was written on a napkin in a diner ten minute...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Charles Reisner
Jerome Storm
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"Is this thing worth your time? If you're a fan of old-timey slapstick or have a soft spot for Jack Benny just doing his thing, sure, dive in. If you need a movie with a plot that holds together better than wet tissue paper, skip it. It’s the kind of flick that feels like it was written on a napkin in a diner ten minutes before cameras started rolling. Jack Benny plays a con man here, which honestly feels like the most natural role for him. He’s got that look of constant, mild panic that serves ..."
Johnny Arthur
Herman J. Mankiewicz, Byron Morgan, Lew Lipton
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