This was probably funnier if you grew up with WC Fields and Edgar Bergen and were very familiar with their feud... I had vaguely heard of it. It inspired this plot where Bergen falls in love with Fields' daughter (Constance Moore).
There's not a lot of family stuff though - which I think was a mistake. Most of the action is set at the circus which Fields runs. Better if Moore had worked there. There's a millionaire who loves Moore and a comic table tenis game at the end.
George Marshall is credited as director but apparently Fields didn't like him and another man took over for Fields' scenes. Still, decent credit for Marshall to have.
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