I came across this thinking, wow a comedy that I never saw in the theater, back in the day and with Bob Hope and Lucille Ball together - cool!.
It is hard to define the feeling when actually watching this, as the comedy really gets crushed by the harshness of the two main characters. The normal knack that Lucille Ball had for timing and delivery seemed held back and suppressed. And while Bob Hope's humorous side-comments are there, it is out of place with the meanness of his character. The story comes off a bit dreary in some ways..
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