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Title: Highly original comedy could have been better.
Review: I enjoyed the picture upon its' release and on home video, however, this Lewis effort, like so many Lewis efforts, has much protracted and pointless mugging which detracts from some brilliantly executed scenes. Perhaps the usual criticism applies: the one-man-band Director/Writer/Actor Jerry was presumeably not able to concentrate on a tight production - indeed, the great opportunity to fully utilise the talents of Opera star Helen Traubel was lost (although Harry James, Buddy Lester, and George Raft have nice cameos). But despite all that, film students can still marvel at an amazing talent with impeccable timing.
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