This is Humphrey Bogart's one movie that he tried to forget but couldn't. It was such a notoriously bad film, in fact, that it was featured in the book "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time" by by Harry Medved. While adore the book, I am not sure if the film really is bad enough to merit inclusion--though it is a very bad film. However, I cut the film a bit of slack because Bogart was not yet a star and the studio didn't quite know what to do with him--other than feature him as a heavy in gangster flicks. Because of this, Bogart had no power--no ability to say no to any project. He was a contract player and simply had to take what they gave him. So, I don't put this film in the same category as "The Conqueror" (John Wayne), "Parnell" (Clark Gable) or "Once Upon a Time" (Cary Grant)--all terrible films featuring actors at the top of their careers and who SHOULD have and COULD have said no!
The film is set in the Ozarks and is full of lots of very broad country humor and music. A wrestling promoter (Bogart) is taking his client (Nat Pendleton) on a cross-country tour to show off his talents. But, when a countrified Amazon is able to stand up successfully to Pendleton, this makes Bogart's sensation seem a lot less sensational. And, incidentally, Pendleton is smitten with this lady and wants her for his own.
The bottom line is that this is an embarrassing film. The writing is very bad, the dialog is very bad and the music is no treat either. The film is only for the very curious or those who could use a good laugh.
The film is set in the Ozarks and is full of lots of very broad country humor and music. A wrestling promoter (Bogart) is taking his client (Nat Pendleton) on a cross-country tour to show off his talents. But, when a countrified Amazon is able to stand up successfully to Pendleton, this makes Bogart's sensation seem a lot less sensational. And, incidentally, Pendleton is smitten with this lady and wants her for his own.
The bottom line is that this is an embarrassing film. The writing is very bad, the dialog is very bad and the music is no treat either. The film is only for the very curious or those who could use a good laugh.