Academy Awards, USA 1931
| Nominee Oscar | Best Art Direction Richard Day |
United Artists
Directed by Thornton Freeland
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Eddie Cantor is an eccentric hypochondriac staying on a dude ranch in Arizona. When not popping pills, he carouses with local beauties who congregate to sing songs in geometrically precise routines choreographed by Busby Berkeley. It all takes place in a rather ugly early two-strip Technicolor and is frequently politically incorrect by today's standards. Cantor is an acquired taste, much like Woody Allen, whom he frequently resembles. The eye-rolling double entendres are overused and simply not funny. There is one strange scene where Cantor and the elderly ranch owner examine each other for scars. A mixed bag, to be sure.
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