Samuel Goldwyn
Directed by Norman Taurog
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(VHS, HBO)
(Turner Classic Movies)
Eddie Cantor plays a meek store clerk that buys a self-help book and record. His new-found confidence lands him a job managing an amusement park. Thugs bully him into installing their crooked slot machines, but he gets the last laugh in the Big Action Finale on a rollercoaster. It's a silly, episodic movie peppered with elaborate musical numbers with costar Ethel Merman, young enough to not be too annoying, yet. Cantor's schtick grows old pretty fast, though. Harry Parke as "Parkyakarkus" tries but fails to add much to the comedy.
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