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11 June 1937 (USA)
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(in credits order) | Edgar Kennedy | ... | Edgar Kennedy |
| Vivien Oakland | ... | Vivien Kennedy |
| Billy Franey | ... | Painter |
| Eddie Dunn | ... | Neighbor |
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| Leslie Goodwins | |||
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| George Jeske | story | |
| Charles E. Roberts | story | |
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| Bert Gilroy | .... | producer | |
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| John Lockert | |||
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| John C. Grubb | .... | sound recordist (as Jack Grubb) | |
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- RKO Radio Pictures (1937) (USA) (theatrical)
- A-1 Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
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*** This review may contain spoilers ***
This one needs a bit of explaining, as most people watching this short film today will have a hard time understanding it. Soon after the film begins, Edgar finds some gold in his attic and the guy working on his roof tells him he could go to jail for having it!! This is because President Franklin Roosevelt has actually campaigned Congress to make gold ownership illegal in order to force people off the gold standard as well as to try to get more currency into circulation. This context is not explained in the film and I am sure most viewers would just be baffled as to why he needs to hide this treasure.
Because it was not illegal to find gold and sell it, Edgar and the roofer decide to pretend to find it buried in his yard. The only problem is, where Kennedy buried it happens to be in his neighbor's yard--as the property boundary was apparently wrong. And, to make it worst, the neighbor is a violent nut who shoots at Edgar whenever he tries to come in his yard. So, the two decide to tunnel to the treasure! This is a very strange plot--and I certainly can't think of another film like it! I was happy to see that this film was NOT one Edgar Kennedy made with Florence Lake. They had made a lot of domestic comedies together and the DVD I bought had mostly their films on it--which is a shame, as Lake's character was among the most annoying in film history! Instead, Vivian Oakland plays his wife it's much more watchable. Plus, even though the plot is weird, it is kind of funny and worth seeing. Not a great film, but a good one.