I wasn't expecting much from this Columbia short teaming of Andy Clyde with Shemp Howard under the director of Jules White. Andy's relatively low-key character wouldn't seem to mesh well with Shemp's twitchy neurotic, and Clyde, despite his long association with the Columbia shorts department, worked better with other directors with his slow-reaction takes.
On the first count, I was surprised at how well the two leads worked together. There was about half a minute when Shemp seemed about to swamp Andy, but then Andy sped himself and the two worked very well together.
White's direction was a bit more troublesome, and he seems to have simply cut in large sections of Andy's 1935 short OLD SAWBONES as an economy measure. The two lead comedians survive White's rough handling and manage some decent laughs along the way.
On the first count, I was surprised at how well the two leads worked together. There was about half a minute when Shemp seemed about to swamp Andy, but then Andy sped himself and the two worked very well together.
White's direction was a bit more troublesome, and he seems to have simply cut in large sections of Andy's 1935 short OLD SAWBONES as an economy measure. The two lead comedians survive White's rough handling and manage some decent laughs along the way.
