Edgar Appletree and his sister arrive at a mountain resort for a rest cure, only to find themselves in the midst of a shooting war between the McCarthys and their neighbors..


Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for ventriloquism or just want to see how comedy used to look before it got all polished and safe. If you hate old, creaky black-and-white stuff where the timing feels like a metronome hitting a rug, stay away. You will probably find it grating. Edgar Berge...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Joseph Henabery

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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for ventriloquism or just want to see how comedy used to look before it got all polished and safe. If you hate old, creaky black-and-white stuff where the timing feels like a metronome hitting a rug, stay away. You will probably find it grating. Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy show up at this mountain resort, looking for a break. Instead, they get a mountain-sized headache. There’s a feud happening between the McCarthys and some ne..."
Dolph Singer, Jack Henley
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