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4 May 1930 (USA) moreUser Comments:
Aged Wheeler & Woolsey Musical moreCast
(Credited cast) | Bert Wheeler | ... | Sparrow |
| Robert Woolsey | ... | Professor Cunningham |
| June Clyde | ... | Ruth Chester |
| Hugh Trevor | ... | Billy Shannon |
| Dorothy Lee | ... | Anita |
| Ivan Lebedeff | ... | The Baron |
| Marguerita Padula | ... | Gypsy Queen |
| Mitchell Lewis | ... | Julius |
| Jobyna Howland | ... | Fannie Hurst |
| Raymond Maurel |
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97 minCountry:
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1.20 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Photophone System)Fun Stuff
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Flapper: You're Americans, aren't you?Professor Cunningham: Yes, yes, but we can't lend you any money.
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A kidnapped heiress & a daring pilot. A wicked baron & an evil gypsy king. A wealthy matron & a cute young Romany. Not to mention a couple of fake psychics who are as crazy as THE CUCKOOS in any clock.
This ancient musical was Wheeler & Woolsey's 2nd film (Bert Wheeler is the little curly-haired guy; Robert Woolsey is the skinny bespectacled one). The Boys are always fun to watch, and they've got some good songs, but when they're off screen the film groans badly. However, it must be said that the massive Jobyna Howland is a great Dumont-esque foil for them & more than holds her own.
The Boys' frequent kewpie-doll co-star, Dorothy Lee, is on hand - and in Wheeler's arms. Ivan Lebedeff is OK as the villain. The romance between June Clyde & Hugh Trevor is dull stuff.
Three early Technicolor scenes are included and they are easy on the eyes. Some of the musical numbers seem to exist solely for the purpose of exhibiting the RKO chorus girls in various stages of undress.
Wondering what a band of Eastern European gypsies are doing in Northern Mexico? In films like this you don't ask questions like that...