Shipping clerk Joe Holt is mistaken for a swimming champion and expected to compete in a long-distance swim race off Catalina Island..
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school slapstick and don’t mind a plot that’s thinner than a pool noodle, you’ll probably have a decent time. Folks who need tight pacing or a story that makes actual sense should skip this one. It’s definitely a movie for people who want to see a guy with an impossibly wide mouth...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Lloyd Bacon
Vernon Stallings
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school slapstick and don’t mind a plot that’s thinner than a pool noodle, you’ll probably have a decent time. Folks who need tight pacing or a story that makes actual sense should skip this one. It’s definitely a movie for people who want to see a guy with an impossibly wide mouth get pushed into situations he’s totally unprepared for. Joe E. Brown is basically a cartoon character in human skin. Watching him try to pass himself off as an elite athlete is t..."
Oscar Apfel
Robert Lord, William B. Dover, Bolton Mallory
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