Fred F. Trumble Floogle (Fred Allen) runs a struggling flea circus. He is excited to inherit his great uncle's $12 million fortune. Instead, the will gives him only five chairs. In expectation of a windfall, he had racked up a number of debts and everybody thinks that he's rich. In frustration, he sells the chairs before finding out that there is money hidden in one of them.
It's low level wisecracking fun. I may not laugh a lot or that hard, but there is a sense of general merry making. It has a few of the comedic talents of the era. This probably works better with fans of these personalities. Fred Allen has a bit of fun with Jack Benny. I get a lot of the ideas but it needs an audience familiar with these performers.
It's low level wisecracking fun. I may not laugh a lot or that hard, but there is a sense of general merry making. It has a few of the comedic talents of the era. This probably works better with fans of these personalities. Fred Allen has a bit of fun with Jack Benny. I get a lot of the ideas but it needs an audience familiar with these performers.