Directed by Erle C. Kenton
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Universal)
W.C. Fields is a nutty inventor who tries to peddle his "puncture proof" tires to satisfy the demands of his nagging wife and a daughter who wants to marry the son of the town's wealthiest family. His demonstration of the tire fails, through no fault of his own, and he contemplates suicide on the train ride home. He meets a traveling princess and they become fast friends. She visits him at his home, immediately improving his status with the town's social elite, solving all of his problems. There is the typical Fields' physical comedy, and the endless consumption of alcohol, mostly juvenile except for one classic scene at the end: it's amazing to see what he does with a golf club, paper and a pie.
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