Once again, Edgar Kennedy is a victim of his rotten in-laws and a wife whose laugh (chirping like a spider monkey) could causes dogs to start barking hundreds of miles away. He's a gun salesman who tries to sell weapons to the company's owner, and while his ambition initially impresses the boss, dealing with the family creates nothing but problems on the night train, not his fault, but indirectly getting him into all sorts of trouble. The trip begins with the nasty mother-in-law and idiotic brother-in-law trying to catch the train to give Edgar a special delivery letter that indicates that the car is not insured, and they end up causing the car to be destroyed by the train crashing into it. More problems continue, all involving the boss, and thanks to his ridiculously insipid in-laws (and a wife whose voice alone could drive a calm man to violence), he finds himself quickly in need of a new job. Of course the sample weapons don't help him either which leads to an explosive conclusion. There are plenty of laughs which aids in preventing this from becoming truly obnoxious, although Kennedy's temperament does manage to get him into trouble even though a lot of the situation is beyond his control. Kennedy is very funny of course, and Florence Lake's character is a parody of a Gracie Allen type on speed. Well worth seeing, especially for a nearly 90 year old short.
Review of Quiet Please!
