Universal Pictures
Directed by George Marshall
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Universal)
W.C. Fields wrote himself the perfect role as the owner of a traveling circus. When he's not hustling customers, he's hiding from the law who is trying to serve him with papers. Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy are a sideshow attraction who argue with Fields over their pay. Complications arise when Bergen falls in love with Fields' daughter, but she is already engaged to a wealthy playboy to get his money and save the circus. At its best when Fields is in the forefront and the pacing becomes almost frantic, but Bergen and McCarthy tend to overstay their welcome, as does the romantic subplot.
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