An Absurdist comedy with Wheeler, Woolsey and Natalie Moorhead, it has all the luridness of a farce, funny dialog and a lavish shootout, made in an age when the right idea of humor didn't even seem extraordinary, but usual, customary. From a sociological standpoint, this defines a healthier society. Shows like this are as characteristic and as endearing as 18th century stage plays.
The two entrepreneurs, Mary, the Duchess offer fun to every scene they play. Likewise, the blasé receptionist, and the detective is a running gag.
The comedy's sense of fun is endearing: always harmless, without ever being tasteless or offensive.
Music hall, variety, vaudeville, revue, these are the school of this knowledge of how to be keen and gentle in an unassuming craft. I cherish this comedy. And maybe so do others.
It was a good idea to top a comedy with an extravaganza: efficient, here (the machine-gun and the shootout), less so, in a comedy with O'Brien (the boxing match).
The two entrepreneurs, Mary, the Duchess offer fun to every scene they play. Likewise, the blasé receptionist, and the detective is a running gag.
The comedy's sense of fun is endearing: always harmless, without ever being tasteless or offensive.
Music hall, variety, vaudeville, revue, these are the school of this knowledge of how to be keen and gentle in an unassuming craft. I cherish this comedy. And maybe so do others.
It was a good idea to top a comedy with an extravaganza: efficient, here (the machine-gun and the shootout), less so, in a comedy with O'Brien (the boxing match).