A pleasant lighthearted Joe E. Brown comedy about a world traveler allergic to horses who begrudgingly becomes a polo player to impress the girl he likes (Carol Hughes) upon his return from China. There are several very amusing sequences, including one where Brown has to deal with a feisty mule brought into his house by valet Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, and another where he gets strong and begins talking in a little girl voice. Of course the film concludes with Brown on the polo field which brings out more hilarity.
While Brown is certainly well known for classic films he didn't start in like "Show Boat" and "Some Like It Hot" (ending the film with a classic line that is still revered today), the bulk of his career a string of short, amiable comedies, mostly at Warner Brothers (1929 to 1936), then freelancing at Columbia (1937-1942) before moving on into supporting roles and the occasional lead. He's an acquired taste for sure, when his films are funny, they are hysterical. At just over an hour, this falls into that mode.
While Brown did have some well-known leading ladies (Joan Bennett, Ginger Rogers, Olivia de Havilland), that was at the beginning of their careers, so most of his leading ladies are forgotten starlets who are pleasant but interchangeable. Hughes is lovely and charming, but she's overshadowed by Brown. Gallagher and the future Ma Hardy (Faye Holden, playing a Billy Burke/Alice Brady type role, Brown's scatterbrained aunt) get better material. The ending could have added a bit more farce, but still has an amusing closure.
While Brown is certainly well known for classic films he didn't start in like "Show Boat" and "Some Like It Hot" (ending the film with a classic line that is still revered today), the bulk of his career a string of short, amiable comedies, mostly at Warner Brothers (1929 to 1936), then freelancing at Columbia (1937-1942) before moving on into supporting roles and the occasional lead. He's an acquired taste for sure, when his films are funny, they are hysterical. At just over an hour, this falls into that mode.
While Brown did have some well-known leading ladies (Joan Bennett, Ginger Rogers, Olivia de Havilland), that was at the beginning of their careers, so most of his leading ladies are forgotten starlets who are pleasant but interchangeable. Hughes is lovely and charming, but she's overshadowed by Brown. Gallagher and the future Ma Hardy (Faye Holden, playing a Billy Burke/Alice Brady type role, Brown's scatterbrained aunt) get better material. The ending could have added a bit more farce, but still has an amusing closure.