Crooked Larson E. Whipsnade (W. C. Fields) owns a debt-ridden traveling circus. He is always one step ahead of the debt collectors and local law enforcements. The Great Edgar (Edgar Bergen) and his ventriloquist dummy Charlie McCarthy are his new star attraction. The bosses' daughter Victoria Whipsnade comes for a visit and falls for the new act.
I don't always get the charms of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. They are mildly humorous at the best of times. Edgar looks like a banker and has the personality of one. I don't want to hate on them but they aren't that funny to me. In this one, they're fine and they get to play against W. C. Fields. The mixture is pretty good. It's good family fun although one must be warned. Charlie has a black-faced section. That's the era for you.
I don't always get the charms of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. They are mildly humorous at the best of times. Edgar looks like a banker and has the personality of one. I don't want to hate on them but they aren't that funny to me. In this one, they're fine and they get to play against W. C. Fields. The mixture is pretty good. It's good family fun although one must be warned. Charlie has a black-faced section. That's the era for you.